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Trudy Kockenlocker (Betty Hutton), daughter of the town constable (William Demarest), sneaks out against her father's wishes to a dance for the soldiers, using a date with Norval Jones (Creator/EddieBracken) as an excuse. While she [[WhatDidIDoLastNight doesn't quite remember what happens that night – except that she thinks she got married to a soldier]] (named, or so she thinks, "Ratzkywatzky") – she subsequently learns that, as a result of the night's activities, she is pregnant. Her younger sister Emmy (Diana Lynn) convinces her to trick Norval into marrying her. Trudy can't quite bring herself to do it – especially after she sees Norval's reaction to the happy news – but Norval ends up wanting to marry her anyway. Because this is a Creator/PrestonSturges movie, HilarityEnsues.

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Trudy Kockenlocker (Betty Hutton), daughter of the town constable (William Demarest), (Creator/WilliamDemarest), sneaks out against her father's wishes to a dance for the soldiers, using a date with Norval Jones (Creator/EddieBracken) as an excuse. While she [[WhatDidIDoLastNight doesn't quite remember what happens that night – except that she thinks she got married to a soldier]] (named, or so she thinks, "Ratzkywatzky") – she subsequently learns that, as a result of the night's activities, she is pregnant. Her younger sister Emmy (Diana Lynn) convinces her to trick Norval into marrying her. Trudy can't quite bring herself to do it – especially after she sees Norval's reaction to the happy news – but Norval ends up wanting to marry her anyway. Because this is a Creator/PrestonSturges movie, HilarityEnsues.
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* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: She's indifferent to Norval for most of the movie and seems much more interesed in flirting with the soldiers but is heavily implied she's attracted in them for doing their duty for their country, she ends falling in love with Norval for real after she finds out about all the things Norval did for her through their lifes.
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Trudy Kockenlocker (Betty Hutton), daughter of the town constable (William Demarest), sneaks out against her father's wishes to a dance for the soldiers, using a date with Norval Jones (Eddie Bracken) as an excuse. While she [[WhatDidIDoLastNight doesn't quite remember what happens that night – except that she thinks she got married to a soldier]] (named, or so she thinks, "Ratzkywatzky") – she subsequently learns that, as a result of the night's activities, she is pregnant. Her younger sister Emmy (Diana Lynn) convinces her to trick Norval into marrying her. Trudy can't quite bring herself to do it – especially after she sees Norval's reaction to the happy news – but Norval ends up wanting to marry her anyway. Because this is a Creator/PrestonSturges movie, HilarityEnsues.

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Trudy Kockenlocker (Betty Hutton), daughter of the town constable (William Demarest), sneaks out against her father's wishes to a dance for the soldiers, using a date with Norval Jones (Eddie Bracken) (Creator/EddieBracken) as an excuse. While she [[WhatDidIDoLastNight doesn't quite remember what happens that night – except that she thinks she got married to a soldier]] (named, or so she thinks, "Ratzkywatzky") – she subsequently learns that, as a result of the night's activities, she is pregnant. Her younger sister Emmy (Diana Lynn) convinces her to trick Norval into marrying her. Trudy can't quite bring herself to do it – especially after she sees Norval's reaction to the happy news – but Norval ends up wanting to marry her anyway. Because this is a Creator/PrestonSturges movie, HilarityEnsues.
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* SurpriseMultipleBirth: The titular miracle of the film turns out to be sextuplet boys.
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* WhosYourDaddy: Trudy just can't remember who the father of her baby is.

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* WhosYourDaddy: Trudy just can't remember who the father of her baby babies is.
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* WhosYourDaddy: Trudy just can't remember who the father of her babies is.

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* WhosYourDaddy: Trudy just can't remember who the father of her babies baby is.
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''The Miracle of Morgan's Creek'' is a 1944 ScrewballComedy from Creator/PrestonSturges, set during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.

Trudy Kockenlocker (Betty Hutton), the daughter of the town constable (William Demarest), sneaks out against her father's wishes to a dance for the soldiers, using a date with Norval Jones (Eddie Bracken) as an excuse. [[WhatDidIDoLastNight She doesn't really remember what happens that night, except she thinks she got married to a soldier]] (named, or so she thinks, "Ratzkywatzky"). Later, she finds out, as a result of that night, she's pregnant, and her younger sister Emmy (Diana Lynn) convinces her to trick Norval into marrying her. She can't bring herself to do it, especially when she sees how Norval reacts to it, but Norval ends up wanting to marry her anyway. Because this is a Creator/PrestonSturges film, HilarityEnsues.

Despite the fact this film's release was delayed for nearly two years due to censorship issues with UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode, it remains one of the most adroit examples of censorship subversion ever made.

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''The Miracle of Morgan's Creek'' is a 1944 ScrewballComedy from Creator/PrestonSturges, set in the epomymous small town during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.

Trudy Kockenlocker (Betty Hutton), the daughter of the town constable (William Demarest), sneaks out against her father's wishes to a dance for the soldiers, using a date with Norval Jones (Eddie Bracken) as an excuse. While she [[WhatDidIDoLastNight She doesn't really quite remember what happens that night, night – except that she thinks she got married to a soldier]] (named, or so she thinks, "Ratzkywatzky"). Later, "Ratzkywatzky") – she finds out, subsequently learns that, as a result of that night, she's pregnant, and her the night's activities, she is pregnant. Her younger sister Emmy (Diana Lynn) convinces her to trick Norval into marrying her. She Trudy can't quite bring herself to do it, it – especially when after she sees how Norval reacts Norval's reaction to it, the happy news – but Norval ends up wanting to marry her anyway. Because this is a Creator/PrestonSturges film, movie, HilarityEnsues.

Despite the fact this film's its release was delayed for nearly two years due to censorship issues with UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode, it this film remains one of the most adroit examples of censorship subversion ever made.
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''(phone rings)''\\
''(Norval has a seizure)''

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--> ''(phone rings)''\\
rings)''
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''(Norval has a seizure)''
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--> '''Norval''': I'm perfectly calm. I'm as cool as ice.
--> ''(The phone rings)''
--> Norval goes through a seizure.

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--> '''Norval''': -->'''Norval''': I'm perfectly calm. I'm as cool as ice.
--> ''(The phone rings)''
--> Norval goes through
''(phone rings)''\\
''(Norval has
a seizure.seizure)''

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