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The Major and the Minor (1942)

APPROVED 100 min  -  Comedy | Romance  -   29 March 1943 (Sweden)
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A woman disguises herself as a child to save on a train fare and is taken in charge by an army man who doesn't notice the truth.

Director:

Billy Wilder
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ginger Rogers ...
Ray Milland ...
Major Kirby
Rita Johnson Rita Johnson ...
Pamela Hill
Robert Benchley Robert Benchley ...
Mr. Osborne
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 E. Rogers Lela E. Rogers ...
Mrs. Applegate (as Lela Rogers)
Aldrich Bowker ...
Reverend Doyle
Boyd Irwin Boyd Irwin ...
Major Griscom
Byron Shores Byron Shores ...
Capttain Durand
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Storyline

New York working girl Susan Applegate is desperate to go home to Iowa but does not have the railway fare so she disguises herself as a child to ride half fare. Enroute she meets Philip Kirby, an Army major teaching at a military school. Written by Jack McKillop <jem3@donuts0.bellcore.com>  

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Taglines:

Is She A Kid - Or Is She Kidding?

Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A Incrível Susana See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$928,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

When 'Susu' is asked by the 2 train conductors to prove she's of 'Swedish stock' by saying something 'Swedish,' she replies; 'I want to be alone,' quoting the famous line spoken by Greta Garbo (who was originally from Sweden) in Grand Hotel, which she parodied in her appearance in Ninotchka, of which Billy Wilder was one of the screenwriters. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Pamela arrives at the stopped train, she is directed left to the train car in which Major Kirby has a compartment. However, when she returns to her car which hasn't moved, she approaches it from the right, the opposite direction of Kirby's train car. See more »

Quotes

Susan Applegate: You know, General Wallace owes me 51 cents.
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Connections

Referenced in "Remington Steele: Elegy in Steele (#2.16)" (1984) See more »

Soundtracks

"A-Tisket, A-Tasket"
(uncredited)
Lyrics Traditional
Sung a cappella by Ginger Rogers See more »