Editing The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (section)

===Censorship===
Problems arose with [[Hays Office]] censors early into the film's production because of its subject matter, particularly its candid representation of an unwed pregnant woman.{{sfn|Jacobs|1992|p=296}} In October 1942, after a story conference, the office sent Paramount a seven-page letter outlining their concerns, including those about lines spoken by the 14-year-old character Emmy and the Trudy character having been drunk and then pregnant.<ref name=afi/> The office wanted the filmmakers to be "extremely careful in handling a subject of this kind because of the delicate nature of the high point of the story," and to refrain from reiterating the basic facts of the story after they have been presented. In December 1942, they also warned about making any metaphorical comparisons between Trudy's situation and the [[virgin birth of Jesus]].<ref name=afi/><ref name=tcmnotes />

Additional concerns were raised about the portrayal of American soldiers' as rowdy and lacking "proper conduct."<ref name=afi/> In a February 1943 letter by the [[United States Department of War|United States War Department]], they urged the filmmakers to ensure that the scene in which the soldiers depart for their deployment "should result in giving the audience the feeling that these boys are normal, thoroughly fit American soldiers who have had an evening of clean fun."<ref name=afi/>

There were so many objections raised from the censors that Sturges began production with only 10 approved script pages.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Nixon, Rob|author2= Tatara, Paul|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/83564/the-miracle-of-morgans-creek|title=The Miracle of Morgan's Creek|url-status=live|date=September 25, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228075748/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/83564/the-miracle-of-morgans-creek/|archive-date=December 28, 2021|work=[[Turner Classic Movies]]}}</ref>

Sturges' intent was to "show what happens to young girls who disregard their parents' advice and who confuse patriotism with promiscuity," and had included in his script a sermon for the pastor to deliver, expressing Sturges' opinions, but the scene was cut by the studio because the pastor was depicted in too comic a manner.<ref name=tcmnotes />