The Major and the Minor (1942)
Is she a kid - or is she kidding?
Starring Ginger Rogers, Ray Milland, Rita Johnson
Directed by Billy Wilder
Susan Applegate, tired of New York after one year and twenty-five jobs, decides to return to her home town. Discovering she hasn't enough money for the train fare, Susan disguises herself as a twelve-year-old and travels for half the price. Caught out by the conductors, she hides in the compartment of Major Philip Kirby, a military school instructor who takes the 'child' under his wing.
Runtime: 100 min.
Rating: 7.1
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Comedy,Romance
Keywords: deception,romantic comedy,military officer,train,marriage engagement,military academy,adult as a child
Cast
Susan Applegate
Philip Kirby
Pamela Hill
Albert Osborne
Lucy Hill
Oliver Slater Hill
Cadet Osborne
Anthony Wigton Jr.
Cadet Korner
Cadet Babcock
Cadet Miller
Mrs. Applegate
Reverend Doyle
Major Griscom
Captain Durand
Will Duffy
Mrs. Osborne
Mrs. Shackleford
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Conductor #1 (uncredited)
Woman in Train Station (uncredited)
Bertha (uncredited)
Cadet (uncredited)
Cadet (uncredited)
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Cadet (uncredited)
Cadet (uncredited)
Ball Guest (uncredited)
Officer (uncredited)
Cadet Shumaker (uncredited)
Con Man (uncredited)
Man Leaving Elevator (uncredited)
Mother at Station (uncredited)
Ball Guest (uncredited)
Cadet (uncredited)
Cadet (uncredited)
Ball Guest (uncredited)
Cadet (uncredited)
Ball Guest (uncredited)
Doorman (uncredited)
Margie (uncredited)
Boy in Dancing Scene (uncredited)
Nurse (uncredited)
Station Agent (uncredited)
Cadet (uncredited)
Man in Hallway (uncredited)
Cadet (uncredited)
Ball Guest (uncredited)
Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Cadet (uncredited)
Wilbur (uncredited)
Ball Guest (uncredited)
Ticket Agent #2 (uncredited)
Cadet (uncredited)
Cadet (uncredited)
Conductor #2 (uncredited)
Stationmaster (uncredited)
Cadet (uncredited)
Cadet Summerville (uncredited)
College Girl (uncredited)
Cadet (uncredited)
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Cadet Sergeant (uncredited)
Ball Guest (uncredited)
Cadet (uncredited)
Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited)