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To: Elroy who wrote (239678)8/20/2007 3:51:11 PM
From: one_less  Respond to of 281500
 
"...rather than the shame of the nation."

There is no shame in needing to wear a prosthesis. What shame?



To: Elroy who wrote (239678)8/20/2007 11:12:19 PM
From: Nadine Carroll  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 281500
 
Apparently he is the pride of the town. He doesn't seem to have problems lining up new wives.



To: Elroy who wrote (239678)8/22/2007 4:51:59 AM
From: c.hinton  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
Anybody remember the film by Preston Sturgis ..."Miracle of Morgan Creek".

its a fun film.

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
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The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

Film poster
Directed by Preston Sturges
Produced by Preston Sturges
Written by Preston Sturges
Starring Eddie Bracken
Betty Hutton
Diana Lynn
William Demarest
Music by Charles Bradshaw
Leo Shuken
Gil Grau
Cinematography John F. Seitz
Editing by Stuart Gilmore
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date(s) January 5, 1944
Running time 99 min.
Language English
IMDb profile
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek is a 1944 comedy film about a girl named Trudy Kockenlocker who wakes up one morning after a wild night of partying with a group of soldiers to find herself mysteriously married—and pregnant. It stars Betty Hutton, Eddie Bracken, Diana Lynn, William Demarest and Brian Donlevy (reprising his role as McGinty from The Great McGinty).
The movie was written and directed by Preston Sturges.
It was remade in 1958 with Jerry Lewis as Rock-A-Bye Baby.
It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay. In 2001 the United States Library of Congress deemed the film "culturally significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry.