Review of The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944) by David D — 15 May 2008
Number five in the run of seven perfect films Preston Sturges made between 1940 and 1944. Oh, what the heck, let's list them because they are all must-sees:
1) The Great McGinty.
2) Christmas in July.
3) The Lady Eve.
4) Sullivan's Travels.
5) The Palm Beach Story.
6) The Miracle at Morgan's Creek.
7) Hail the Conquering Hero.
See them all and thank me later.
The Miracle at Blah, blah, blah is a wonderfully wicked satire of homefront patriotism with Betty Hutton doing her best to give those brave, fighting men a night to remember. Only she doesn't remember a night that ended in marriage and...a baby? Eddie Bracken is so good as her loyal wannabe boyfriend ("The spots!"). Apparently born to play a Sturges "hero", Bracken played the lead in Sturges' other evisceration of wartime America Hail the Conquering Hero. Sturges regular William Demarest is great and I loved Diana Lynn as Hutton's wiser-than-her-years sister.
This review of The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944) was written by David D on 15 May 2008.
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek has generally received very positive reviews.
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