The Major and the Minor

The Major and the Minor
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBilly Wilder
Written by
Based on
Produced byArthur Hornblow Jr.
Starring
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)

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.