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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:

(Sweden) See more »

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

One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. 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

Maj. Philip Kirby: You know Su-Su, you're a very peculiar child.
Susan Applegate: You bet I am.
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Connections

Referenced in The Seven Year Itch (1955) See more »

Soundtracks

"Sweet Sue Just You"
(uncredited)
Music by Victor Young
Lyrics by Will J. Harris
Sung by chorus of cadets See more »