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Min and Bill is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy-drama film, directed by George W. Hill and starring Marie Dressler and Wallace Beery. Adapted by Frances Marion and Marion Jackson from Lorna Moon 's 1929 novel Dark Star, the film tells the story of dockside innkeeper Min's tribulations as she tries to protect the innocence of her adopted ...
Min and Bill: Directed by George W. Hill. With Marie Dressler, Wallace Beery, Dorothy Jordan, Marjorie Rambeau. Min, the owner of a dockside hotel, is forced to make difficult decisions about the future of Nancy, the young woman she took in as an infant.
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- Comedy, Drama
- George W. Hill
- 1930-11-29
A raffish tale of a crusty dame who runs a waterfront hotel and the old sea salt who is her best pal, Min and Bill was written by top scenarist Frances Marion, based on a novel by Lorna Moon. Marion, one of the most successful screenwriters in Hollywood, had written most of Mary Pickford's best films, and had been responsible for resurrecting ...
- George Hill
- Marie Dressler
Min (Marie Dressler) runs a rundown hotel on the waterfront. With the help of her boyfriend, Bill (Wallace Beery), Min brings up Nancy, who was abandoned by her mother, Bella (Marjorie Rambeau),...
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- George W. Hill
- Comedy, Drama
- Marie Dressler
Adapted by Frances Marion and Marion Jackson from Lorna Moon's 1929 novel Dark Star, the film tells the story of dockside innkeeper Min's tribulations as she tries to protect the innocence of her adopted daughter, Nancy, while loving and fighting with boozy fisherman Bill, who resides at the inn.
Min, the owner of a dockside hotel, is forced to make difficult decisions about the future of Nancy, the young woman she took in as an infant. Min owns the waterfront hotel where Bill, the captain of a fishing boat, lives.
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Nov 10, 2011 · In 1930 Min and Bill was a surprise hit at the box office, catapulting 62-year-old Marie Dressler and 45-year-old Wallace Beery to the top ranks of Hollywood movie stars. Both of whom had been toiling in the industry as character actors since the early silent days.
