The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Starring: Eddie Bracken, Betty Hutton, Diana Lynn
Director: Preston Sturges
Writer: Preston Sturges
Producer: Preston Sturges
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek is a 1943 American screwball comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, starring Eddie Bracken and Betty Hutton, and featuring Diana Lynn, William Demarest and Porter Hall. Brian Donlevy and Akim Tamiroff reprise their roles from Sturges' 1940 film The Great McGinty.
Trivia
- Selected for the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films.
- Also nominated for: Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay.
- Hutton was cast in the lead role of Trudy, while Eddie Bracken was cast as Norval.
- The role of Papa Kockenlocker was written with William Demarest in mind, while Sturges chose to cast pianist Diana Lynn as Trudy's sister.
- Sturges was reported to have been "moody" on the set, partly attributed to the pressure he had received from the production code over the film's controversial content.
Filming Locations
- Principal photography took place between October 21 to December 23, 1942, with additional scenes shot on February 25, 1943.
- Outdoor scenes were shot at the Paramount Ranch in Agoura, California.
Previous Showings
13 Runs • 6 Festivals
10,686 tickets sold
Original Billings: 1 run (May 17, 1944)
Original Run: May 17, 1944 (Wednesday - Saturday)
All runs on record (13):
- May 17, 1944 (Wednesday - Saturday)Eddie Bracken, Betty Hutton
- September 21 - 25, 1991 · 1,726 ticketsw/ Hail the Conquering Hero
- September 2 - 3, 1993 · 651 ticketsw/ The Palm Beach Story
- December 6 - 8, 1996 · 890 ticketsw/ Pat and Mike
- November 13 - 16, 1999 · 1,299 ticketsHoliday 1999w/ Midnight
- October 16 - 18, 2002 · 765 ticketsFall Folliesw/ The Cocoanuts
- February 11 - 13, 2005 · 917 ticketsw/ Animal Crackers
- February 14 - 16, 2009 · 1,241 ticketsw/ The Major and the Minor
- December 12 - 15, 2013 · 1,139 ticketsPreston Sturges and The Marx Brosw/ Duck Soup
- July 20 - 22, 2016 · 519 ticketsSummer 2016w/ The Great McGinty
- June 29 - July 1, 2018 · 1,133 ticketsw/ Bringing Up Baby
- July 21 - 22, 2022 · 406 ticketsSummer 2022w/ Christmas in July
- September 25 - 26, 2025 · 0 ticketsSummer 2025w/ Christmas in July