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The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

1944 · 98 min

A giddy, fast-talking farce that piles absurd complications ever higher, leaving you laughing at the sheer nerve of it.

Tagline
The True Story of TRUDY KOCKENLOCKER, who kissed the Boys Goodbye... REGIMENT BY REGIMENT!
Overview
A small-town girl with a soft spot for American soldiers wakes up the morning after a wild farewell party for the troops to find that she married someone she can't remember.

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • family
  • identity
  • deception
  • rebellion
Places
  • small town
  • home
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour8
Realism6
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, romance, war
Directed by
Preston Sturges
Written by
Preston Sturges
Starring
Eddie Bracken, Betty Hutton, Diana Lynn, William Demarest, Porter Hall, Emory Parnell, Al Bridge, Julius Tannen
Music
Leo Shuken, Charles Bradshaw
Cinematography
John F. Seitz
Runtime
98 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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