THE MIRACLE OF MORGAN’S CREEK
Eddie Bracken, Betty Hutton, William Demarest, Diana Lynn
Paramount Pictures; Directed by Preston Sturges
Not Rated; 98 minutes; 1944
Daring and with a plot line almost unheard of at the time of its release, this slapstick comedy is about a small town girl (Betty Hutton) who attends a wild party during World War II, gets drunk, gets pregnant, and marries a soldier she has only met once.
AWARDS
Academy Award
® nomination - Best Original Screenplay
REVIEWS
"Frantic, hilarious. Bracken and Demarest have never been better than in this daring wartime farce."
- Leonard Maltin