An office clerk loves entering contests in the hopes of someday winning a fortune and marrying the girl he loves. His latest attempt is the Maxford House Coffee Slogan Contest. As a joke, some of his co-workers put together a fake telegram which says that he won the $25,000 grand prize.
Cast
Dick Powell
Jimmy McDonald
Ellen Drew
Betsy Casey
Raymond Walburn
Dr. Maxford
Alexander Carr
Mr. Shindel
William Demarest
Mr. Bildocker
Ernest Truex
Mr. Baxter
Franklin Pangborn
Don Hartman - Radio Announcer
Rod Cameron
Dick
Adrian Morris
Tom
Harry Rosenthal
Harry
Georgia Caine
Mrs. MacDonald
Ferike Boros
Mrs. Schwartz
Torben Meyer
Mr. Schmidt
Julius Tannen
Mr. Zimmerman
Al Bridge
Mr. Hillbeiner
Lucille Ward
Mrs. Casey
Victor Potel
Davenola Salesman
George Anderson
Mr. Jenkins (uncredited)
Sam Ash
Minor Role (uncredited)
Jan Buckingham
Ms. Pettypass (uncredited)
James Conaty
Coworker (uncredited)
Jimmy Conlin
Arbuster (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
Coworker (uncredited)
Norah Gale
Minor Role (uncredited)
Harry Hayden
Mr. Waterbury (uncredited)
Harry Hollingsworth
Juror (uncredited)
Arthur Hoyt
Mild Juror (uncredited)
Arthur Stuart Hull
Cashier (uncredited)
Tiny Jones
Neighborhood Woman (uncredited)
Stanley Mack
Juror (uncredited)
Hazel Marshall
Minor Role (uncredited)
Bob Mayo
Minor Role (uncredited)
Eileen McAvoy
Minor Role (uncredited)
Esther Michelson
Sophie's Mother (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Cabbie Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Charles R. Moore
Porter in Maxford's Office (uncredited)
Frank Moran
Patrolman Murphy (uncredited)
Barry Norton
Co-Worker in Office (uncredited)
Ned Norton
Juror (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Juror (uncredited)
June Preston
Little Singing Blond Girl (uncredited)
Gus Reed
Juror (uncredited)
Georges Renavent
Office Door Sign-Painter (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Coworker (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson
Large Juror (uncredited)
Jack Shea
Coworker (uncredited)
Sheila Sheldon
Sophie (uncredited)
C.L. Sherwood
Elevator Operator at End (uncredited)
Walter Soderling
Weary Juror (uncredited)
Douglas Spencer
Man Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Mr. Babcock (uncredited)
Kay Stewart
Secretary (uncredited)
Preston Sturges
Man at Shoeshine Stand (uncredited)
Alice Thomas
Minor Role (uncredited)
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Sam (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
Co-Worker in Office (uncredited)
Cheryl Walker
Secretary (uncredited)
Dorothy Ward
Minor Role (uncredited)
Robert Warwick
Juror (uncredited)
Pat West
Man with Phone (uncredited)
Beal Wong
Chinese Man Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Crew
Preston Sturges
Director, Writer, Theatre Play
Ellsworth Hoagland
Editor
Victor Milner
Director of Photography
Barton Adams
Assistant Director
George Templeton
Assistant Director
William LeBaron
Executive Producer
Paul Jones
Producer
Buddy G. DeSylva
Producer
Guy Roe
Camera Operator
Frank Dugas
Assistant Camera
Joe Kaplan
Wardrobe Master
Robert Ewing
Hairstylist
Hedy Mjorud
Hairstylist
Wally Westmore
Makeup Artist
Howard Joslin
Sound Effects
Harry Lindgren
Sound Recordist
Walter Oberst
Sound Recordist
Ray Cossar
Sound Engineer
George Dutton
Sound Engineer
Ted Powell
Boom Operator
John Leipold
Original Music Composer
Leo Shuken
Original Music Composer
Sigmund Krumgold
Music Director
Werner R. Heymann
Additional Music
Bertram C. Granger
Set Dresser
Richard Brandow
Props
Oscar Lau
Props
Roy Kreuger
Props
Talmadge Morrison
Still Photographer
Cora Palmatier
Script Supervisor
Lorne Netten
Electrician
Floyd Knudtson
Negative Cutter
George Gottleber
First Company Grip
Hans Dreier
Art Direction
A. Earl Hedrick
Art Direction
Eugene Joseff
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