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The Cockeyed Miracle

  • 19461946
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 21m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
377
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The Cockeyed Miracle (1946)
Man returns from heaven to make up for financial errors he made that caused harm to his family.
Play trailer2:37
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Man returns from heaven to make up for financial errors he made that caused harm to his family.Man returns from heaven to make up for financial errors he made that caused harm to his family.Man returns from heaven to make up for financial errors he made that caused harm to his family.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
377
YOUR RATING
    • S. Sylvan Simon
    • Karen DeWolf
    • George Seaton(play "But Not Goodbye")
  • Stars
    • Frank Morgan
    • Keenan Wynn
    • Cecil Kellaway
    • S. Sylvan Simon
    • Karen DeWolf
    • George Seaton(play "But Not Goodbye")
  • Stars
    • Frank Morgan
    • Keenan Wynn
    • Cecil Kellaway
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 7User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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  • Videos1

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    Trailer 2:37
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    Frank Morgan and Keenan Wynn in The Cockeyed Miracle (1946)
    Gladys Cooper, Cecil Kellaway, Frank Morgan, and Keenan Wynn in The Cockeyed Miracle (1946)
    Frank Morgan, Richard Quine, Audrey Totter, and Keenan Wynn in The Cockeyed Miracle (1946)
    Leon Ames, Frank Morgan, and Marshall Thompson in The Cockeyed Miracle (1946)
    Richard Quine and Audrey Totter in The Cockeyed Miracle (1946)
    Leon Ames, Frank Morgan, and Keenan Wynn in The Cockeyed Miracle (1946)
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    Frank Morgan
    Frank Morgan
    • Sam Griggs
    Keenan Wynn
    Keenan Wynn
    • Ben Griggs
    Cecil Kellaway
    Cecil Kellaway
    • Tom Carter
    Audrey Totter
    Audrey Totter
    • Jennifer Griggs
    Richard Quine
    Richard Quine
    • Howard Bankson
    Gladys Cooper
    Gladys Cooper
    • Amy Griggs
    Marshall Thompson
    Marshall Thompson
    • Jim Griggs
    Leon Ames
    Leon Ames
    • Ralph Humphrey
    Jane Green
    • Mrs. Lynne
    Morris Ankrum
    Morris Ankrum
    • Dr. Wilson
    Arthur Space
    Arthur Space
    • Amos Spellman
    Billy Chapin
    Billy Chapin
    • Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Naomi Childers
    Naomi Childers
    • Visitor
    • (uncredited)
    Grete DeWolf
    • Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Guy DeWolf
    • Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Douglas Madore
    • Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Howard M. Mitchell
    Howard M. Mitchell
    • Visitor
    • (uncredited)
    Susan Simon
    • Girl
    • (uncredited)
      • S. Sylvan Simon
      • Karen DeWolf
      • George Seaton(play "But Not Goodbye")
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    • Trivia
      This film was based on the play "But Not Goodbye", which had a 23 performance run on Broadway at the 48th Street Theatre, 157 W. 48th St., from April 11 to April 29, 1944.
    • Goofs
      After Sam Griggs dies, a point is made that he can walk through walls and can't lift a tarp on the ship model because he is now a spirit. Yet later, just after his family discovers he has died, Sam holds onto the railing at the second story landing. They also sit in a chair or on the couch several times.
    • Quotes

      Ralph Humphrey: I've been thinking this thing over, and your sister's right.

      Jim Griggs: About my going to England?

      Ralph Humphrey: No, of course not.

      [to Amy]

      Ralph Humphrey: About Jimmy here being a good worker and deserving a raise.

      [to Jim]

      Ralph Humphrey: As a matter of fact, I intended to give you one on your birthday next month.

      Sam Griggs: Liar!

      Jim Griggs: That's very nice of you, Uncle Ralph, but you see I've made up my mind...

      Ralph Humphrey: That's not all. I'm putting you in charge of the fish balls!

      Ben Griggs: Can that be a promotion?

    • Connections
      Referenced in Forecast (1945)

    User reviews7

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    7/10
    Amusing B-comedy
    Funny B-comedy from MGM. Morgan plays a man who dies and leaves his family in a tight spot. When his father (Wynn) arrives to fetch him to heaven, it's up to them (as ghosts) to make sure Morgan's fetching daughter (Totter, in a rare lilly-white role) gets hitched and that Morgan's partner (Kellaway) doesn't rip the family off on his most recent investment.

    The gimmick of having the middle-aged Wynn play elderly Morgan's father pays off with some witty jokes and the 2 stars' wonderful playing off each other. It's interesting to speculate whether if Ed Wynn had been playing movie roles at this time he would have been cast as Keenan's son, thus making this ridiculous situation even more amusing.

    A quality script and cast with OK production (directing and photography) produces a likeable, funny situational comedy.
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    • funkyfry
    • Nov 9, 2002

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    • Release date
      • December 12, 1946 (Sweden)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 21 minutes
      • Black and White

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