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The Major and the Minor (1942)

Is she a kid - or is she kidding?

Genre : Comedy, Romance

Runtime : 1H 40M

Director : Billy Wilder

Synopsis

Susan Applegate, tired of New York after one year and twenty-five jobs, decides to return to her home town in Iowa. 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.

Actors

Ginger Rogers
Ginger Rogers
Susan Applegate
Ray Milland
Ray Milland
Philip Kirby
Rita Johnson
Rita Johnson
Pamela Hill
Robert Benchley
Robert Benchley
Albert Osborne
Diana Lynn
Diana Lynn
Lucy Hill
Edward Fielding
Edward Fielding
Oliver Slater Hill
Frankie Thomas
Frankie Thomas
Cadet Osborne
Raymond Roe
Raymond Roe
Anthony Wigton Jr.
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)

Crews

Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder
Director
Charles Brackett
Charles Brackett
Writer
Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder
Writer
Arthur Hornblow Jr.
Arthur Hornblow Jr.
Producer
Robert Emmett Dolan
Robert Emmett Dolan
Original Music Composer
Doane Harrison
Doane Harrison
Editor
Roland Anderson
Roland Anderson
Art Direction
Hans Dreier
Hans Dreier
Art Direction
Edith Head
Edith Head
Costume Design
Leo Tover
Leo Tover
Director of Photography

Trailers and other movies

The Major and the Minor Original Trailer (Billy Wilder, 1942)

Posters and backgrounds

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