 "The Miracle of Morgan's Creek", which was filmed in 1942 and early 1943, but not released until 1944, was nominated for a 1945 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, and, in 2001, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".The film ranks #54 on the American Film Institute's 100 Years... 100 Laughs list of the top 100 funniest films in movie history.The 1958 film "Rock-A-Bye Baby", starring Jerry Lewis, was loosely based on "The Miracle of Morgan's Creek".