The Major and the Minor

The Major and the Minor is a 1942 American romantic comedy film starring Ginger Rogers and Ray Milland. It was the first American film directed by Billy Wilder. The screenplay credited to Wilder and Charles Brackett is "suggested by" the 1923 play Connie Goes Home by Edward Childs Carpenter, based on the 1921 Saturday Evening Post story "Sunny Goes Home" by Fannie Kilbourne.

The Major and the Minor
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBilly Wilder
Written byBilly Wilder
Charles Brackett
Based onConnie Goes Home (1923 play)
Edward Childs Carpenter
Sunny Goes Home (1921 story)
by Fannie Kilbourne
Produced byArthur Hornblow Jr.
StarringGinger Rogers
Ray Milland
CinematographyLeo Tover
Edited byDoane Harrison
Music byRobert Emmett Dolan
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • September 16, 1942 (1942-09-16)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2.5 million (rentals)
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