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The Major and the Minor (1942)
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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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| Ray Milland | ... |
Major Kirby
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Rita Johnson | ... |
Pamela Hill
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Robert Benchley | ... |
Mr. Osborne
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| Diana Lynn | ... |
Lucy Hill
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Edward Fielding | ... |
Colonel Hill
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Frankie Thomas | ... |
Cadet Osborne
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Raymond Roe | ... |
Cadet Wigton
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Charles Smith | ... |
Cadet Korner
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Larry Nunn | ... |
Cadet Babcock
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Billy Dawson | ... |
Cadet Miller
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Lela E. Rogers | ... |
Mrs. Applegate
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| Aldrich Bowker | ... |
Reverend Doyle
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Boyd Irwin | ... |
Major Griscom
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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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Military School | Iowa | Train | Bad Eye Sight | Sister Sister Relationship | See more »Taglines:
Is She A Kid - Or Is She Kidding?Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
(Sweden) See more »Also Known As:
A Incrível Susana See more »Filming Locations:
Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$928,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Susan Applegate: I vant to be alone.
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(uncredited)
Music by Harold Arlen
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Played on radio and one line sung by Raymond Roe See more »
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Trivia
Play "Connie Goes Home" opened at 49th Street Theatre in New York City on 6 September 1923 and closed later that month after 20 performances. The leading roles were played by Berton Churchill and Sylvia Field. 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
First Conductor: If you're Swedish, suppose you say something in Swedish.Susan Applegate: I vant to be alone.
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"Blues in the Night"(uncredited)
Music by Harold Arlen
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Played on radio and one line sung by Raymond Roe See more »
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