The Major and the Minor (1942)
16/09/1942
Comedy, Romance
1h 40m
- 70% (138 votes)
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Is she a kid - or is she kidding?
Overview
Returning to her hometown from New York, Susan Applegate learns that she hasn't enough for the train fare and disguises herself as a twelve-year-old to travel for half the price. She hides from the conductors in the compartment of Major Philip Kirby, a military school instructor, who takes the "child" under his wing.
- Billy WilderDirector, Writer
- Charles BrackettWriter
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Revenue
$2,500,000
Keywords
- military officer
- romcom
- deception
- train
- marriage engagement
- military academy
- adult as a child
Top Billed Cast
Ginger Rogers
Susan Applegate
Ray Milland
Philip Kirby
Rita Johnson
Pamela Hill
Robert Benchley
Albert Osborne
Diana Lynn
Lucy Hill
Edward Fielding
Oliver Slater Hill
Frankie Thomas
Cadet Osborne
Raymond Roe
Anthony Wigton Jr.
Charles Smith
Cadet Korner
Larry Nunn
Cadet Babcock
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