The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (Preston Sturges, 1944)
Rating: 8.8
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek is a bold farce about a woman getting married and pregnant to an unknown solider on a drunken bender. I found Betty Hutton to be slightly annoying as the lead, but Diana Lynn as her 14 year old, wise beyond her years sister steals the show. Eddie Bracken and William Demarest are also enjoyable as the nervous suitor who can't get into the army due to high blood pressure and the stern yet loving single father/police officer. It's pretty amazing how crafty Sturges was to work this subversive script around the production code standards.
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