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The Major and the Minor
The Major and the Minor

The Major and the Minor

Is she a kid - or is she kidding?

Genres

ComedyRomance

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$2500000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

7.1/10

Release Date

16 September 1942

Country

United States of America

Cast

Ginger Rogers

Ginger Rogers

Susan Applegate

Ray Milland

Ray Milland

Major Kirby

Rita Johnson

Rita Johnson

Pamela Hill

Robert Benchley

Robert Benchley

Mr. Osborne

Diana Lynn

Diana Lynn

Lucy Hill

Edward Fielding

Edward Fielding

Colonel Hill

Frankie Thomas

Frankie Thomas

Cadet Osborne

Raymond Roe

Raymond Roe

Cadet Wigton

Charles Smith

Charles Smith

Cadet Korner

Larry Nunn

Larry Nunn

Cadet Babcock

Billy Dawson

Billy Dawson

Cadet Miller

Lela Rogers

Lela Rogers

Mrs. Applegate

Aldrich Bowker

Aldrich Bowker

Reverend Doyle

Boyd Irwin

Boyd Irwin

Major Griscom

Byron Shores

Byron Shores

Captain Durand

Richard Fiske

Richard Fiske

Will Duffy

Norma Varden

Norma Varden

Mrs. Osborne

Gretl Dupont

Gretl Dupont

Mrs. Shackleford

George Anderson

George Anderson

Train Passenger (uncredited)

Stanley Andrews

Stanley Andrews

Conductor #1 (uncredited)

Vangie Beilby

Vangie Beilby

Woman in Train Station (uncredited)

Marie Blake

Marie Blake

Bertha (uncredited)

John Bogden

John Bogden

Cadet (uncredited)

Carl R. Botefuhr

Carl R. Botefuhr

Cadet (uncredited)

Ralph Brooks

Ralph Brooks

Train Passenger (uncredited)

Dick Chandlee

Dick Chandlee

Cadet (uncredited)

Bill Clauson

Bill Clauson

Cadet (uncredited)

Ethel Clayton

Ethel Clayton

Ball Guest (uncredited)

James Conaty

James Conaty

Officer (uncredited)

Stanley Desmond

Stanley Desmond

Cadet Shumaker (uncredited)

Tom Dugan

Tom Dugan

Con Man (uncredited)

Jay Eaton

Jay Eaton

Man Leaving Elevator (uncredited)

Mary Field

Mary Field

Mother at Station (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Ball Guest (uncredited)

Ralph Gilliam

Ralph Gilliam

Cadet (uncredited)

Kenneth Grant

Kenneth Grant

Cadet (uncredited)

Lynda Grey

Lynda Grey

Ball Guest (uncredited)

Bradley Hail

Bradley Hail

Cadet (uncredited)

Sam Harris

Sam Harris

Ball Guest (uncredited)

Dell Henderson

Dell Henderson

Doorman (uncredited)

Carlotta Jelm

Carlotta Jelm

Margie (uncredited)

Payne B. Johnson

Payne B. Johnson

Boy in Dancing Scene (uncredited)

Alice Keating

Alice Keating

Nurse (uncredited)

Milton Kibbee

Milton Kibbee

Station Agent (uncredited)

Stephen Kirchner

Stephen Kirchner

Cadet (uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness

Carl M. Leviness

Man in Hallway (uncredited)

Jack Lindquist

Jack Lindquist

Cadet (uncredited)

Leota Lorraine

Leota Lorraine

Ball Guest (uncredited)

Ken Lundy

Ken Lundy

Elevator Boy (uncredited)

David McKim

David McKim

Cadet (uncredited)

Freddie Mercer

Freddie Mercer

Wilbur (uncredited)

Edmund Mortimer

Edmund Mortimer

Ball Guest (uncredited)

William Newell

William Newell

Ticket Agent #2 (uncredited)

Buster Nichols

Buster Nichols

Cadet (uncredited)

Billy O'Kelly

Billy O'Kelly

Cadet (uncredited)

Emory Parnell

Emory Parnell

Conductor #2 (uncredited)

Edward Peil Sr.

Edward Peil Sr.

Stationmaster (uncredited)

Jim Pilcher

Jim Pilcher

Cadet (uncredited)

Billy Ray

Billy Ray

Cadet Summerville (uncredited)

Shirley Jean Rickert

Shirley Jean Rickert

College Girl (uncredited)

William Roy

William Roy

Cadet (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

Bert Stevens

Train Passenger (uncredited)

Archie Twitchell

Archie Twitchell

Cadet Sergeant (uncredited)

Gloria Williams

Gloria Williams

Ball Guest (uncredited)

Don Wilmot

Don Wilmot

Cadet (uncredited)

Will Wright

Will Wright

Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited)

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