The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

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The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

Released Jan 5, 1944

1h 39m

Comedy

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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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Critics Consensus

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

Sturges' no-holds-barred comic cristicism of American Forces abroad is still challenging and funny.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 10, 2014

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Variety Staff

Variety

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.

Nov 13, 2007

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

Caustic and chaotic in the arch Sturges manner, it's probably his funniest and most smilingly malicious film.

Nov 13, 2007

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

Not only is your cinematic education woefully incomplete, but your life has missed the boat on several hours of pure pleasure...

Jul 31, 2023

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André Bazin

L'Écran Français

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.

Oct 13, 2022

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

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]

Rated: 3/10

Dec 4, 2020

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george m

Should be near top of the list of best Christmas movies.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/24/24

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Steve D

A mess that is more annoying than funny.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/25/24

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Alec B

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).

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/09/24

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s r

Crazyness for its day. I only liked it for the ridiculousness that it tried to get away with.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

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).

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

If you haven't seen this, you are in for a treat. Betty Hutton and the rest of the cast are hilarious, as is the plot line. One of my favorite movies of all time.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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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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