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Sensation in Morgan's Creek

Original title: The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
  • 1943
  • Approved
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
7.9K
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Betty Hutton and Eddie Bracken in Sensation in Morgan's Creek (1943)
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ComedyRomanceWar

After an all-night send-off party for the troops, a small-town girl with an awkward boyfriend wakes up to find herself married and pregnant, but with no memory of her husband's identity.After an all-night send-off party for the troops, a small-town girl with an awkward boyfriend wakes up to find herself married and pregnant, but with no memory of her husband's identity.After an all-night send-off party for the troops, a small-town girl with an awkward boyfriend wakes up to find herself married and pregnant, but with no memory of her husband's identity.

  • Director
    • Preston Sturges
  • Writer
    • Preston Sturges
  • Stars
    • Eddie Bracken
    • Betty Hutton
    • Diana Lynn
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    7.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Preston Sturges
    • Writer
      • Preston Sturges
    • Stars
      • Eddie Bracken
      • Betty Hutton
      • Diana Lynn
    • 83User reviews
    • 55Critic reviews
    • 86Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Trailer 2:02
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    Betty Hutton in Sensation in Morgan's Creek (1943)
    Betty Hutton and William Demarest in Sensation in Morgan's Creek (1943)
    Sensation in Morgan's Creek (1943)
    Betty Hutton, Eddie Bracken, Nora Cecil, William Demarest, Porter Hall, Diana Lynn, Victor Potel, and Julius Tannen in Sensation in Morgan's Creek (1943)
    Betty Hutton, Preston Sturges, and Eddie Bracken in Sensation in Morgan's Creek (1943)
    Betty Hutton, Eddie Bracken, William Demarest, Porter Hall, and Diana Lynn in Sensation in Morgan's Creek (1943)
    Betty Hutton in Sensation in Morgan's Creek (1943)
    Betty Hutton, Eddie Bracken, William Demarest, and Diana Lynn in Sensation in Morgan's Creek (1943)

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    Eddie Bracken
    Eddie Bracken
    • Norval Jones
    Betty Hutton
    Betty Hutton
    • Trudy Kockenlocker
    Diana Lynn
    Diana Lynn
    • Emmy Kockenlocker
    William Demarest
    William Demarest
    • Constable Edmund Kockenlocker
    Porter Hall
    Porter Hall
    • Justice of the Peace
    Emory Parnell
    Emory Parnell
    • Mr. Tuerck
    Al Bridge
    Al Bridge
    • Mr. Johnson
    • (as Alan Bridge)
    Julius Tannen
    Julius Tannen
    • Mr. Rafferty
    Victor Potel
    Victor Potel
    • Newspaper Editor
    Brian Donlevy
    Brian Donlevy
    • Governor McGinty
    • (as McGinty)
    Akim Tamiroff
    Akim Tamiroff
    • The Boss
    Fred Aldrich
    Fred Aldrich
    • Aide
    • (uncredited)
    Don Anderson
    Don Anderson
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Hank Bell
    Hank Bell
    • Homecoming Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    Jane Buckingham
    • Nurse
    • (uncredited)
    Georgia Caine
    Georgia Caine
    • Mrs. Johnson
    • (uncredited)
    Bill Cartledge
    • Short Soldier
    • (uncredited)
    Nora Cecil
    Nora Cecil
    • Head Nurse
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Preston Sturges
    • Writer
      • Preston Sturges
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      The long tracking shots of Betty Hutton and Eddie Bracken (and also Hutton and Diana Lynn) delivering pages of dialogue while walking for five minutes down several blocks of the town streets were extremely complex to film for that era. Cameras were placed on tracks and pulled backwards by six crewmembers. The sound crew also walked backwards with handheld boom microphones, while other assistants maneuvered 300 yards of cable, lights and reflectors. Preston Sturges and John Seitz shot more than 11,000 feet of film before they got the desired footage (400 feet) they needed.
    • Goofs
      When Norval and Mr. Kockenlocker are sitting on the front porch talking, Mr. Kockenlocker is cleaning his gun. He has an automatic pistol, he cocks it to open the chamber for cleaning, and in the next scene he cocks it again.
    • Quotes

      Constable Kockenlocker: [to his 14-year-old daughter, gruffly but jokingly] Listen, Zipper-puss! Some day they're just gonna find your hair ribbon and an axe someplace. Nothing else! The Mystery of Morgan's Creek!

    • Crazy credits
      [From the movie preview] The entertainment miracle....created by Hollywood's gayest wizard - Preston Sturges.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: La Bamba/The Whistle Blower/Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise/Jean De Florette (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      The Bell in the Bay
      (uncredited)

      Music and Lyrics by Preston Sturges

    User reviews83

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    9/10
    Best comedy produced during WWII?
    This movie may be the best comedy produced during World War II, especially in reference to the timing and the language related to the humorous treatment of a serious subject. Eddie Bracken is superb as Norval Jones, and delivers lines in a rapid-fire fashion that intensifes the satire. Betty Hutton as Trudy Kockenlocker is the perfect foil for Norval. Where Norval is witty, Trudy is coy. Norval anticipates problems, Trudy is expedient. Norval is so nervous that he sees "black spots" when agitated, Trudy is calm--though in trouble. And the constant conflict between Emmy (Diana Lynn) and Constable Kockenlocker(William Demarest) is typical of a wisecracking teen and an overly protective widower. There is hardly a funnier scene in movies than the marriage ceremony for Trudy and Norval. The humor in the whole movie seems to improve with each subsequent viewing.
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    • Jan 13, 1999

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    • Release date
      • February 1944 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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