From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Min and Bill Theatrical release poster Directed by George W. Hill Produced by George W. Hill Written by Frances Marion Marion Jackson Based on Dark Star by Lorna Moon Starring Marie Dressler Wallace Beery Cinematography Harold Wenstrom Editing by Basil Wrangell Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Release date(s) 1930 Running time 66 minutes Country United States Language English Min and Bill is a 1930 American comedy-drama film starring Marie Dressler and Wallace Beery and based on Lorna Moon's novel Dark Star, adapted by Frances Marion and Marion Jackson. The movie tells the story of dockside innkeeper Min's tribulations as she tries to protect the innocence of her adopted daughter Nancy, all while loving and fighting with boozy fisherman Bill, who resides at the inn.