Editing The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (section)

===Filming===
Principal photography took place between October 21 to December 23, 1942, with additional scenes shot on February 25, 1943.<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|title=The Miracle of Morgan's Creek: Overview|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/83564/the-miracle-of-morgans-creek/#overview|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228075748/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/83564/the-miracle-of-morgans-creek/#overview|archive-date=December 28, 2021}}</ref> Outdoor scenes were shot at the Paramount Ranch in [[Agoura, California]].{{sfn|Gant|2009|p=297}} Sturges was reported to have been "moody" on the set, partly attributed to the pressure he had received from the production code over the film's controversial content.{{sfn|Jacobs|1992|p=301}} Bracken stated that he and Sturges "never had any real problems" on set, but did note that the director was often harshly critical of the actors, which Bracken felt was a method Sturges employed to help "deepen the performances."{{sfn|Jacobs|1992|p=302}}

Despite Paramount's wishes to maintain a tight shooting schedule, Sturges was liberal with his use of film stock, sometimes shooting sequences up to fifty times, inflating the production budget against the studio's wishes.{{sfn|Jacobs|1992|p=304}} Executive [[Buddy DeSylva]] expressed anger over Sturges' shooting methods, stating in a letter to Sturges:

{{blockquote|I think it is absolutely disgraceful. You, along with every other director, have been warned that the Company must conserve film. [That you could] waste this much film when you had at least two takes that might have been used actually amounts to sabotage...&nbsp; No other director on the lot needs fifty takes to get a scene. Either you do not properly explain to the actors what they are called on to do, or you engage inadequate actors, or perhaps get so upset after take #15 or #20 that they are no longer capable of giving you what you desire.{{sfn|Jacobs|1992|p=303}}}}