Retro Double Feature Movie Adventures: The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek (1944) and Christmas in July

William Demarest, Diana Lynn, Betty Hutton, and Eddie Bracken in The Miracle of Morgan's Creek.

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

William Demarest, Diana Lynn, Betty Hutton, and Eddie Bracken in The Miracle of Morgan's Creek.
Betty Hutton,, William Demarest, and Diana Lynn in The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

This is one of Elliott Kalan of The Flop House‘s favorite movies, so when the New Beverly had it as part of a Preston Sturges double feature I knew I had to go. And sure enough, it’s mighty funny. I want to spoil every joke. I will spoil none.

This fake poster is based on a different “miracle” movie:

A poster for The Miracle of Morgan's Creek mimicking the poster for The Miracle Worker
If you think this poster looks pretty low effort, you should compare it to the original.

Christmas in July

Dick Powell and Ellen Drew back to back drinking coffee.
Ellen Drew & Dick Powell leaning against each other in Christmas in July.

This isn’t as strong as The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek, but it’s still funny. It’s fun to see Sturges using a lot of the same actors in different roles.

A very weak title link between this movie and the poster source:

A poster for Christmas in July mimicking the poster for Romeo + Juliet

BONUS BLOG MILESTONE!

Christmas in July was my 100th Fake movie poster! How many hours have I spent making these things mostly for myself? UNKNOWN!

100 fake movie posters, mostly based on real posters for other movies.

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