Sensation in Morgan's Creek
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Sensation in Morgan's Creek |
| Original title | The Miracle of Morgan's Creek |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1944 |
| length | 99 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Preston Sturges |
| script | Preston Sturges |
| production | Preston Sturges |
| music |
Charles Bradshaw , Leo Shuken |
| camera | John F. Seitz |
| cut | Stuart Gilmore |
| occupation | |
| |
Sensation in Morgan's Creek is a 1944 American screwball comedy directed by Preston Sturges .
action
At a wild farewell party for soldiers who go to war, the small town woman Trudy Kockenlocker marries a soldier in a completely drunk state, without being able to remember his name afterwards. To make matters worse, she later finds out that she is pregnant by her unknown husband. Her long-time admirer Norval Jones offers her his help, but ends up in custody thanks to unfortunate incidents. The efforts of her overly cautious father, Constable Edmund Kockenlocker, only worsen the situation. When the situation seems hopeless, Trudy gives birth to sextuplets. She gets into the limelight and some high-ranking personalities ensure that the matter ends well for everyone involved.
background
Preston Sturges had previously made a number of successful films, such as Breathless to Florida , and established himself as one of the most successful directors in Hollywood. However, the Hays Code caused him great problems during the production of the film , as the authorities only left ten pages of the script unopposed. Brian Donlevy and Akim Tamiroff reappeared in their roles from the Sturges film The Great McGinty (1940). In the German synchro , the name Kakerlaker was used instead of Kockenlocker. The 1958 Jerry Lewis vehicle The Babysitter ( Rock-a-Bye Baby ) is essentially a remake of that film.
Reviews
The lexicon of international films describes the film as a "[t] turbulent, gag-rich comedy that cheekily targets American small-town morality, war hysteria and politics and in the end even parodies Hitler". It is "staged at high speed, carried by the comedic talent of the actors". According to Cinema , Sensation in Morgan's Creek is "[p] arodistic fun with speed".
Awards
The film received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay . The National Board of Review named the film one of the "ten best films of the year". In 2001 the film was entered into the National Film Registry . In a list of the best American comedies compiled by the American Film Institute , the film landed at number 54.
Web links
- Sensation in Morgan's Creek in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sensation in Morgan's Creek. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ cf. cinema.de