Movie Description
The Major and the Minor
(1942)Overview
Returning to her hometown from New York, Susan Applegate learns that she hasn't enough for the train fare and disguises herself as a twelve-year-old to travel for half the price. She hides from the conductors in the compartment of Major Philip Kirby, a military school instructor, who takes the "child" under his wing.
Featured Crew
- Director : Billy Wilder
- Producer : Arthur Hornblow Jr.
- Writer : Billy Wilder,Charles Brackett
- Editor : Doane Harrison
- Cast : Ginger Rogers,Ray Milland,Rita Johnson,Robert Benchley,Diana Lynn,Edward Fielding,Frankie Thomas,Raymond Roe,Charles Smith,Larry Nunn,Billy Dawson,Lela Rogers,Aldrich Bowker,Boyd Irwin,Byron Shores,Richard Fiske,Norma Varden,Gretl Dupont,George Anderson,Stanley Andrews,Vangie Beilby,Marie Blake,John Bogden,Carl R. Botefuhr,Ralph Brooks,Dick Chandlee,Bill Clauson,Ethel Clayton,James Conaty,Stanley Desmond,Tom Dugan,Jay Eaton,Mary Field,Bess Flowers,Ralph Gilliam,Kenneth Grant,Lynda Grey,Bradley Hail,Sam Harris,Dell Henderson,Carlotta Jelm,Payne B. Johnson,Alice Keating,Milton Kibbee,Stephen Kirchner,Carl M. Leviness,Jack Lindquist,Leota Lorraine,Ken Lundy,David McKim,Freddie Mercer,Edmund Mortimer,William Newell,Buster Nichols,Billy O'Kelly,Emory Parnell,Edward Peil Sr.,Jim Pilcher,Billy Ray,Shirley Jean Rickert,William Roy,Bert Stevens,Archie Twitchell,Gloria Williams,Don Wilmot,Will Wright
Cast
Susan Applegate
Philip Kirby
Pamela Hill
Albert Osborne
Lucy Hill
Oliver Slater Hill
Cadet Osborne
Anthony Wigton Jr.
Cadet Korner
Cadet Babcock
Cadet Miller
Mrs. Applegate
Reverend Doyle
Major Griscom
Captain Durand
Will Duffy
Mrs. Osborne
Mrs. Shackleford
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Conductor #1 (uncredited)
Woman in Train Station (uncredited)
Bertha (uncredited)
Cadet (uncredited)
Cadet (uncredited)
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Cadet (uncredited)
Cadet (uncredited)
Ball Guest (uncredited)
Officer (uncredited)
Cadet Shumaker (uncredited)
Con Man (uncredited)
Man Leaving Elevator (uncredited)
Mother at Station (uncredited)
Ball Guest (uncredited)
Cadet (uncredited)
Cadet (uncredited)
Ball Guest (uncredited)
Cadet (uncredited)
Ball Guest (uncredited)
Doorman (uncredited)
Margie (uncredited)
Boy in Dancing Scene (uncredited)
Nurse (uncredited)
Station Agent (uncredited)
Cadet (uncredited)
Man in Hallway (uncredited)
Cadet (uncredited)
Ball Guest (uncredited)
Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Cadet (uncredited)
Wilbur (uncredited)
Ball Guest (uncredited)
Ticket Agent #2 (uncredited)
Cadet (uncredited)
Cadet (uncredited)
Conductor #2 (uncredited)
Stationmaster (uncredited)
Cadet (uncredited)
Cadet Summerville (uncredited)
College Girl (uncredited)
Cadet (uncredited)
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Cadet Sergeant (uncredited)
Ball Guest (uncredited)
Cadet (uncredited)
Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleThe Major and the Minor
Status Released
Release Information
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1942-09-16
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 40m
Revenue₹ 2500000
Production CompaniesParamount Pictures
Genres
- Comedy
- Romance