The Miracle of Morgan's Creek poster

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 with a group of soldiers to find herself pregnant and married. It stars Betty Hutton, Eddie Bracken, Diana Lynn, William Demarest and Brian Donlevy (reprising his role as McGinty from The Great McGinty). 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Betty Hutton, (born Elizabeth June Thornburg on February 26, 1921 in Battle Creek, Michigan) is an American actor, musician and comedienne. ... Eddie Bracken (February 7, 1915 - November 14, 2002) was an American comic actor. ... Diana Lynn (October 7, 1926 – December 18, 1971) was an American actress. ... William Demarest (February 27, 1892 - December 28, 1983) was an American character actor. ... Donlevy (right) with costar Ella Raines in Impact (1950) Brian Donlevy (born Waldo Bruce Donlevy on February 9, 1901 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; died April 6, 1972 in Woodland Hills, California, USA) was an American actor, known for many film roles from the 1930s through to the 1960s. ... The Great McGinty is a 1940 Hollywood comedy movie written and directed by Preston Sturges, starring Brian Donlevy. ...

The movie was written and directed by Preston Sturges. Preston Sturges (August 29, 1898-August 6, 1959), originally Edmund Preston Biden, was a screenwriter and director born in Chicago. ...

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. Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... The Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best script not based upon previously published material. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Library of Congress, Jefferson building The Library of Congress is the unofficial national library of the United States. ... The National Film Registry is the registry of films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress. ...