The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

Sep 18, 1944

1h 38m

★ 6.8

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.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

War

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek Trailers

Cast

Norval Jones

Eddie Bracken

Trudy Kockenlocker

Betty Hutton

Emmy Kockenlocker

Diana Lynn

Constable Edmund Kockenlocker

William Demarest

Jacob Woodson, Justice of the Peace

Porter Hall

Mr. Tuerck

Emory Parnell

Mr. Johnson

Al Bridge

Mr. Rafferty

Julius Tannen

Newspaper Editor

Victor Potel

Governor McGinty

Brian Donlevy

The Boss

Akim Tamiroff

Pete (uncredited)

Chester Conklin

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6.3

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5.9

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6.7

Monkey Business

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6.5

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6.0

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

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6.9

Woman of the Year

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6.4

Double Wedding

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6.7

Love Crazy

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3.9

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6.3

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6.8

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5.3

Confidentially Connie

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5.3

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5.0

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