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The Major and the Minor (1942)
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16 September 1942 (USA) moreTagline:
Is She A Kid - Or Is She Kidding?Plot:
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. full summary | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Military School
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Framed Butterfly
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Real Life Mother And Daughter Playing Mother And Daughter
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Classic comedy moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Ginger Rogers | ... | Susan Kathleen 'Su-Su' Applegate | |
| Ray Milland | ... | Major Philip Kirby | |
| Rita Johnson | ... | Pamela Hill | |
| Robert Benchley | ... | Albert Osborne | |
| Diana Lynn | ... | Lucy Hill | |
| Edward Fielding | ... | Colonel Oliver Slater Hill | |
| Frankie Thomas | ... | Cadet Clifford Osborne | |
| Raymond Roe | ... | Cadet Lt. Anthony Wigton | |
| Charles Smith | ... | Cadet 'Cozy' Korner | |
| Larry Nunn | ... | Cadet Adjutant Babcock | |
| Billy Dawson | ... | Cadet Lt. Miller | |
| Lela E. Rogers | ... | Mrs. Applegate (as Lela Rogers) | |
| Aldrich Bowker | ... | Reverend Doyle | |
| Boyd Irwin | ... | Major Griscom | |
| Byron Shores | ... | Captain Durand |
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Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)Filming Locations:
St. John's Military Academy - 1101 North Genesee Street, Delafield, Wisconsin, USAFun Stuff
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It was decided to include scenes of Susan's (Ginger Rogers's) mother. Spring Byington was the first choice but was appearing in another film. Rogers suggested her real mother Lela E. Rogers, who got the role. moreQuotes:
Susan Applegate: You should be very glad I'm not 12. I was a very straightforward child. I used to spit. moreSoundtrack:
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Billy Wilder's directorial debut is one of the American cinema's classic screwball comedies. Ginger Rogers is electric as the blue-collar gal whose adventures begin when she dresses herself up as a youngster so she can afford to ride home on the train (she only has half-fare). Robert Benchley heads a magnificent supporting cast, and Ray Milland acts his role to a "tee." If you've never seen this, you are in for a treat.