Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Spoonatects Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

SparkMore n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

Helllins It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.

Jem Odewahn Another great Sturges comedy, though nowhere near as good as The Palm Beach Story. Betty Hutton is Trudy Kockenlocker (amusing name!), a small-town girl who feels it's her civic duty to give the boys a good time before the go off to war. But one night she gets herself married AND knocked-up, and can't remember who the father is! Interesting that this even got made in 1944, with the Production Code in force. I guess Sturges skirted around the censors by insisting Hutton drank only "victory lemonade" (yeah, right) and having her actually marry the father of the baby. Eddie Bracken is Hutton's stuttering long-time friend, who's been besotted with her forever. The guy's so in love he's willing to pretend he's the father, and the film becomes quite touching when Trudy really sees what a great guy that nerdy Norval is. Although this film didn't give me quite the laughs I was expecting, and the crazy humor seems strained at times, it's still very good. I especially liked the scenes between the precocious 14 year-old sister and her high-strung, yet caring, father.

PudgyPandaMan I found this to be a mildly funny and extremely fast paced screwball comedy. Betty Hutton is quite cute in her portrayal of Trudy Kockenlocker. Yes, that's her name. And yes, there are quite a few phonetic gymnastics required in the crazy dialogue. There's "Ignatz Ratzkywatzky" - the so called husband Trudy marries on a whim after a night of partying with soldiers about to ship out. But the problem is, she can't exactly remember his name and used a fake name for herself. So, she can't find proof of the marriage and is devastated when she learns she is pregnant.I'm not sure I like the humor poked at having a unknown marriage partner, and a resulting pregnancy. But I'm sure things happened like that during the war as boys were being shipped out.The dad is very funny and is played by William Demarest (male nanny from "My Three Sons". His pratfalls, at his age, are quite impressive and are probably some of the funnier moments in the movie for me. And the younger sister, played by Diana Lynn, is very wise beyond her years. Quite a mature performance for such a young girl.

kwaits What a disappointment! I'd been wanting to see "Miracle of Morgan's Creek" for YEARS. I LOVE "Lady Eve" and ESPECIALLY "Sullivan's Travels." But this one I found loud, obnoxious and unfunny. Brian Donlevy as "McGinty" was about the only thing I liked. Oh...and Diana Lynn as the little sister - very droll.The cast is a big part of the problem, I think. Consider the actors in the Sturges movies I love - Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, the great Joel McCrea; even Veronica Lake was a real talent. I'm sorry, but as far as I can tell, Betty Hutton is just loud and energetic - not funny. (It always makes me so sad that we got stuck with her instead of Judy Garland in "Annie Get Your Gun.") As for Bracken - just unable to carry the film. I love William Demarest in a number of other films, but here he's just loud and even somewhat violent and unpleasant.A lot of the laughs are SUPPOSED to be in the physical comedy - pratfalls, double takes, etc. I never even grinned. The situation, the speed of the movie - I see how they're all POTENTIALLY hilarious. But, for me, it just never happened.

dougdoepke A real rouser for war-time audiences with its frenzied pace, sprightly dialogue, and naughty innuendo. Between whirlwind director Sturges and combustible Betty Hutton, I half expected the screen would explode, but Hutton manages uncharacteristic restraint when needed. Her miming in the record shop of a basso voice from a deep well remains a real hoot and a charming use of her bubbly high-spirits. Not to forget poor Eddie Bracken as the hapless, love-struck schlemiel. I love his line that goes something like-- I was born ugly and thought I would grow out of it. But I didn't. I just got uglier! Now, how many of today's big-headed male leads would take on such a line. I hope they paid him a bundle. And, of course, there's roughneck daddy William Demarest and teen sister Diana Lynn who nevertheless looks at least 20. The scenes between pistol-packin' Demarest and comically cringing Bracken are priceless and every boyfriend's worst nightmare.The fact that the cast works so well is testament to Sturges's talent for orchestrating these frenzied farces. I expect it was that very rapid-fire dialogue that got wedlock babies and unmarried mothers past the public watchdogs. By Code standards, these were taboo topics, and notice that not once is the obviously relevant word "pregnant" spoken. Just why that marvelous life-affirming term should be banned alongside real profanity needs some explaining. Note too, how fast and loose the governor (Brian Donlevy) plays with the rules in finessing possible embarrassment. Sturges always liked to poke fun at these political types. However not everything is roses. The "jail-break" scene goes on too long, while the final few scenes barely escape the soggy hanky. And probably some of the humor is lost to changing times. Nonetheless, enough of the crackling dialogue and up-tempo pacing remains to keep viewers awake and chuckling.