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The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

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In this wacky Preston Sturges comedy, the soldier-smitten Trudy Kockenlocker (Betty Hutton) discovers that she is both married and pregnant after a raucous troop send-off party. While she has no idea who her new husband is, her longtime admirer, Norval Jones (Eddie Bracken), seizes the opportunity to help. When Trudy's cop father (William Demarest) catches wind of the situation, however, wacky misunderstandings follow, with the well-meaning Norval on the wrong side of the law.
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The Miracle of Morgan's Creek finds director Preston Sturges at his most zanily subversive -- not to mention hilarious.

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David Parkinson Empire Magazine Dec 10, 2014
4/5
Sturges' no-holds-barred comic cristicism of American Forces abroad is still challenging and funny. Go to Full Review Variety Staff Variety Nov 13, 2007
Done in the satirical Sturges vein, and directed with that same touch, the story makes much of characterization and somewhat wacky comedy, plus some slapstick, with excellent photography figuring throughout. Go to Full Review Dave Kehr Chicago Reader Nov 13, 2007
Caustic and chaotic in the arch Sturges manner, it's probably his funniest and most smilingly malicious film. Go to Full Review Dennis Harvey 48 Hills Jul 31, 2023
Not only is your cinematic education woefully incomplete, but your life has missed the boat on several hours of pure pleasure... Go to Full Review André Bazin L'Écran Français Oct 13, 2022
Sturges delights in forcing upon his characters... the entire weight of weight of the domestic prejudices, social conventions, and moral imperatives that could exist in a small American town during wartime. Go to Full Review Yasser Medina Cinefilia Dec 4, 2020
3/10
I don't know at all what Preston Sturges was thinking when making 'The Miracle of Morgan Creek', but I find his screwball comedy artificial, mediocre, and very dull when it tells his moral tale about marriage and war veterans. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen C @bob25009 Dec 3, 2025 Funny in 01 hour and 39 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All ages admitted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more george m @RT22232212 Dec 24, 2024 Should be near top of the list of best Christmas movies. See more Steve D @RT35616104 Mar 25, 2024 A mess that is more annoying than funny. See more Alec B @Alec97 Jan 9, 2024 Preston Sturges appears to have pitted Eddie Bracken and Betty Hutton in a contest to see which of them could be the most hysterical in any of their scenes together (spoiler, its always Bracken). See more s r @ScottR Mar 4, 2020 Crazyness for its day. I only liked it for the ridiculousness that it tried to get away with. See more Feb 18, 2020 One of the craziest screwball comedies ever made. Preston Sturges appears to have pitted Eddie Bracken and Betty Hutton in a contest to see which of them could be the most hysterical in any of their scenes together (spoiler, its always Bracken). See more Read all reviews
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Preston Sturges

Director

Eddie Bracken

Norval Jones

Betty Hutton

Trudy Kockenlocker

William Demarest

Constable Kockenlocker

Diana Lynn

Emmy Kockenlocker

Brian Donlevy

Gov. McGinty

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Synopsis In this wacky Preston Sturges comedy, the soldier-smitten Trudy Kockenlocker (Betty Hutton) discovers that she is both married and pregnant after a raucous troop send-off party. While she has no idea who her new husband is, her longtime admirer, Norval Jones (Eddie Bracken), seizes the opportunity to help. When Trudy's cop father (William Demarest) catches wind of the situation, however, wacky misunderstandings follow, with the well-meaning Norval on the wrong side of the law.
Director
Preston Sturges
Producer
Preston Sturges
Screenwriter
Preston Sturges
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Paramount Pictures
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 5, 1944, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 6, 2014
Runtime
1h 39m
Sound Mix
Mono
Aspect Ratio
35mm, Flat (1.37:1)
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