The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
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| The Miracle of Morgan's Creek | |
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| Directed by | Preston Sturges |
| Produced by | Preston Sturges |
| Written by | Preston Sturges |
| Starring | Eddie Bracken Betty Hutton Diana Lynn William Demarest |
| Music by | Charles Bradshaw Leo Shuken Gil Grau |
| Cinematography | John F. Seitz |
| Editing by | Stuart Gilmore |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | January 5, 1944 |
| Running time | 99 min. |
| Language | English |
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The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944) is a comedy film about a girl named Trudy Kockenlocker who wakes up one morning after a wild night of partying with a group of soldiers to find herself mysteriously married—and pregnant. It stars Betty Hutton, Eddie Bracken, Diana Lynn, and William Demarest. Brian Donlevy and Akim Tamiroff reprise their roles from The Great McGinty. The movie was written and directed by Preston Sturges.
It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay. In 2001, The Miracle of Miracle's Creek was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The film ranks #54 on the AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs list of the top 100 funniest films in movie history.
It was remade in 1958 with Jerry Lewis as Rock-A-Bye Baby.
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