Courtesy: Arrow Video/MVD Entertainment Group/Paramount Pictures
Arrow Video and MVD Entertainment Group will re-issue one of director Billy Wilder’s beloved classic movies later this month.
The Major and the Minor is scheduled for release Sept. 24 on Blu-ray. The movie, which originally debuted Dec. 24, 1942 through Paramount Pictures (and was Wilder’s American debut), stars Ginger Rogers and Ray Milland in its lead roles. Its story, co-written by Wilder and Charles Brackett, finds Rogers portraying a financially struggling woman named Susan Applegate, who pretends to be 11 years-old in order to buy a half-price train ticket.
When she is found out, Susan runs from her accusers, only to end up running into the train compartment of one Major Philip Kirby, a military instructor who at first believes the woman is indeed a girl. He takes Susan under his wing, but when his fiance — played by Rita Johnson — meets her, she becomes very suspicious of Susan.
While the story itself is a rom-com, it actually boasts a deeper concept — that of exploring themes of identity and deception.
The movie’s upcoming re-issue will feature a handful of bonuses, such as an archived interview with Ray Milland, a rare hour-long radio adaptation of the movie, which debuted in 1943, and collector’s booklet with essay by Ronald Reagan. The booklet will only come in the movie’s first pressing.
More information on this and other titles from Arrow Films is available online now at:
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More information on this and other titles from MVD Entertainment Group is available online now at:
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