The Major and the Minor
Why this pick
A nimble, pre-Code-adjacent screwball setup with mistaken identity, an unusually self-possessed young heroine, and the same blend of romantic absurdity and adult comic sophistication.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
Keep the feeling.
SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
Why this pick
A nimble, pre-Code-adjacent screwball setup with mistaken identity, an unusually self-possessed young heroine, and the same blend of romantic absurdity and adult comic sophistication.
Why this pick
Its wartime Washington setting, crowded-house complications, and warm romantic timing echo the breezy social chaos and affectionate screwball rhythm of The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer.
Why this pick
Cary Grant again brings buoyant charm to a romantic comedy that playfully collides law, propriety, and attraction, with Jean Arthur matching the film’s smart, light-footed tone.
Why this pick
For the pleasure of rapid-fire banter and Cary Grant’s irreverent romantic energy, this is a sharper, faster screwball comedy built around sparring equals and escalating complications.
Why this pick
A polished screwball romance full of verbal mischief, deceptive courtship, and glamorous comic reversals; it shares the original’s delight in characters outmaneuvering one another.
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01 / THE STORY
Margaret Turner (Myrna Loy) and Susan Turner (Shirley Temple) are sisters who live together. Susan is an intelligent 17-year-old high-school student with a habit of forming short-lived interests after hearing the regular guest lectures at the school. Margaret is a judge, and Susan's guardian.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

Richard Nugent

Judge Margaret Turner
Susan Turner
Tommy Chamberlain

Bessie
Chester Walters
Melvin
Anthony Herman