| The Major and the Minor | |
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| Directed by | Billy Wilder |
| Written by | Billy Wilder Charles Brackett |
| Based on | Connie Goes Home (1923 play) Edward Childs Carpenter Sunny Goes Home (1921 story) by Fannie Kilbourne |
| Produced by | Arthur Hornblow Jr. |
| Starring | Ginger Rogers Ray Milland |
| Cinematography | Leo Tover |
| Edited by | Doane Harrison |
| Music by | Robert Emmett Dolan |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2.5 million (rentals)[1] |
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.[2] 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.
- ^ "101 Pix Gross in Millions", Variety, 6 Jan 1943, pg 58.
- ^ Kinn, Gail; Piazza, Jim (2008). The Greatest Movies Ever: The Ultimate Ranked List of the 101 Best Films of All Time!. Black Dog Publishing. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-57912-782-4.