
The Palm Beach Story(1942)
A New York inventor, Tom Jeffers, needs cash to develop his big idea, so his adoring wife, Gerry, decides to raise it by divorcing him and marrying an eccentric Florida millionaire, J. D. Hackensacker III.


“The True Story of TRUDY KOCKENLOCKER, who kissed the Boys Goodbye... REGIMENT BY REGIMENT!”
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.

Eddie Bracken
Norval Jones

Betty Hutton
Trudy Kockenlocker

Diana Lynn
Emmy Kockenlocker

William Demarest
Constable Edmund Kockenlocker

Porter Hall
Jacob Woodson, Justice of the Peace

Emory Parnell
Mr. Tuerck

Al Bridge
Mr. Johnson

Julius Tannen
Mr. Rafferty

Victor Potel
Newspaper Editor

Brian Donlevy
Governor McGinty
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek is a comedy, romance, war film released in 1944 exploring themes of u.s. soldier, screwball comedy, screwball, small town girl. Directed by Preston Sturges, it stars Eddie Bracken, Betty Hutton, Diana Lynn. 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.
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