Episode 685 · Film year 1944
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944)
- Special Guest
- Stuart Klawans
- Guest Co-Hosts
- Ian Brownell, Otto Bruno
Show notes
Ian Brownell and Otto Bruno join Mike for a discussion of Preston Sturges and his 1944 film The Miracle of Morgan's Creek which stars Betty Hutton as Trudy Kockenlocker, a woman who really helps support the troops going off to World War Two. When she finds herself married to an unknown soldier and pregnant in her small town, she eyes 4F local Norval Jones (Eddie Bracken).
Author Stuart Klawans talks about his outstanding book, Crooked, but Never Common: The Films of Preston Sturges (opens in a new tab), before the guys also visit Sturges's Hail the Conquering Hero (1944).
Author Stuart Klawans talks about his outstanding book, Crooked, but Never Common: The Films of Preston Sturges (opens in a new tab), before the guys also visit Sturges's Hail the Conquering Hero (1944).
Labels: Comedy Month Ian Brownell Otto Bruno Preston Sturges
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Music credits
- "Hail to the Conquering Hero" - James Darren
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