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  • The Major and the Minor (1942)
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    100 min | Comedy, Romance
The Major and the Minor (1942)
Passed
100 min | Comedy, Romance

A frustrated city girl disguises herself as a youngster in order to get a cheaper train ticket home. But little "Sue Sue" finds herself in a whole heap of grown-up trouble when she hides out in a compartment with a handsome Major.
Director
Writers
Charles Brackett (written by) | Billy Wilder (written by) | Edward Childs Carpenter (suggested by a play by) | Fanny Kilbourne (from a story by) (as Fannie Kilbourne)
Cinematographer
Editor
Doane Harrison (edited by)
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Release date
Sep 16, 1942 (United States)
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69 cast members
Name Known for
Ginger Rogers
Susan Applegate Susan Applegate   See fewer
Ray Milland
Major Philip Kirby Major Philip Kirby   See fewer
Rita Johnson
Pamela Hill Pamela Hill   See fewer
Robert Benchley
Albert Osborne Albert Osborne   See fewer
Diana Lynn
Lucy Hill Lucy Hill   See fewer
Edward Fielding
Colonel Oliver Slater Hill Colonel Oliver Slater Hill   See fewer
Frankie Thomas
Cadet Osborne Cadet Osborne   See fewer
Raymond Roe
Cadet Anthony Wigton Jr. Cadet Anthony Wigton Jr.   See fewer
Charles Smith
Cadet Korner Cadet Korner   See fewer
Larry Nunn
Cadet Babcock Cadet Babcock   See fewer
Billy Dawson
Cadet Miller Cadet Miller   See fewer
Lela E. Rogers
Mrs. Applegate (as Lela Rogers) Mrs. Applegate (as Lela Rogers)   See fewer
Aldrich Bowker
Reverend Doyle Reverend Doyle   See fewer
Boyd Irwin
Major Griscom Major Griscom   See fewer
Byron Shores
Captain Durand Captain Durand   See fewer
Richard Fiske
Will Duffy Will Duffy   See fewer
Norma Varden
Mrs. Osborne Mrs. Osborne   See fewer
Gretl Dupont
Mrs. Shackleford Mrs. Shackleford   See fewer
George Anderson
Train Passenger with Esquire Magazine (uncredited) Train Passenger with Esquire Magazine (uncredited)   See fewer
Stanley Andrews
Conductor #1 (uncredited) Conductor #1 (uncredited)   See fewer
Vangie Beilby
Woman in Train Station (uncredited) Woman in Train Station (uncredited)   See fewer
Marie Blake
Bertha (uncredited) Bertha (uncredited)   See fewer
John Bogden
Cadet (uncredited) Cadet (uncredited)   See fewer
Lulu Mae Bohrman
Guest at Cadet Ball (uncredited) Guest at Cadet Ball (uncredited)   See fewer
Carl R. Botefuhr
Cadet (uncredited) Cadet (uncredited)   See fewer
Ralph Brooks
Train Passenger (uncredited) Train Passenger (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick Chandlee
Cadet (uncredited) Cadet (uncredited)   See fewer
Bill Clauson
Cadet (uncredited) Cadet (uncredited)   See fewer
Ethel Clayton
Cadet Ball Guest (uncredited) Cadet Ball Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
James Conaty
Officer (uncredited) Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Stanley Desmond
Cadet Shumaker (uncredited) Cadet Shumaker (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Dugan
Con Man in Railroad Station (uncredited) Con Man in Railroad Station (uncredited)   See fewer
Jay Eaton
Man Coming Out of Elevator (uncredited) Man Coming Out of Elevator (uncredited)   See fewer
Virginia Ellis
Girl at Ball (uncredited) Girl at Ball (uncredited)   See fewer
Mary Field
Wilbur & Margie's Mother (uncredited) Wilbur & Margie's Mother (uncredited)   See fewer
Bess Flowers
Guest at Cadet Ball (uncredited) Guest at Cadet Ball (uncredited)   See fewer
Ralph Gilliam
Cadet (uncredited) Cadet (uncredited)   See fewer
Kenneth Grant
Cadet (uncredited) Cadet (uncredited)   See fewer
Lynda Grey
Cadet Ball Guest (uncredited) Cadet Ball Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Bradley Hail
Cadet (uncredited) Cadet (uncredited)   See fewer
Sam Harris
Cadet Ball Guest (uncredited) Cadet Ball Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Dell Henderson
Doorman (uncredited) Doorman (uncredited)   See fewer
Carlotta Jelm
Margie (uncredited) Margie (uncredited)   See fewer
Payne B. Johnson
Boy in Dancing Scene (uncredited) Boy in Dancing Scene (uncredited)   See fewer
Alice Keating
Nurse (uncredited) Nurse (uncredited)   See fewer
Milton Kibbee
Station Agent (uncredited) Station Agent (uncredited)   See fewer
Stephen Kirchner
Cadet (uncredited) Cadet (uncredited)   See fewer
Carl M. Leviness
Man in Apartment Hallway (uncredited) Man in Apartment Hallway (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Lindquist
Cadet (uncredited) Cadet (uncredited)   See fewer
Leota Lorraine
Guest at Cadet Ball (uncredited) Guest at Cadet Ball (uncredited)   See fewer
Ken Lundy
Elevator Boy (uncredited) Elevator Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
David McKim
Cadet (uncredited) Cadet (uncredited)   See fewer
Freddie Mercer
Wilbur (uncredited) Wilbur (uncredited)   See fewer
Edmund Mortimer
Cadet Ball Guest (uncredited) Cadet Ball Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
William Newell
Ticket Agent #2 (uncredited) Ticket Agent #2 (uncredited)   See fewer
Buster Nichols
Cadet (uncredited) Cadet (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy O'Kelly
Cadet (uncredited) Cadet (uncredited)   See fewer
Emory Parnell
Conductor #2 (uncredited) Conductor #2 (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Peil Sr.
Stationmaster (uncredited) Stationmaster (uncredited)   See fewer
Edwina Pierse
Girl at Ball (uncredited) Girl at Ball (uncredited)   See fewer
Jim Pilcher
Cadet (uncredited) Cadet (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy Ray
Cadet Summerville (uncredited) Cadet Summerville (uncredited)   See fewer
Shirley Jean Rickert
College Girl (uncredited) College Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
William Roy
Cadet (uncredited) Cadet (uncredited)   See fewer
Bert Stevens
Train Passenger (uncredited) Train Passenger (uncredited)   See fewer
Archie Twitchell
Cadet Sergeant at Main Gate (uncredited) Cadet Sergeant at Main Gate (uncredited)   See fewer
Gloria Williams
Cadet Ball Guest (uncredited) Cadet Ball Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Don Wilmot
Cadet (uncredited) Cadet (uncredited)   See fewer
Will Wright
Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited) Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited)   See fewer
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