The Major and the Minor

Is she a kid - or is she kidding?

Duration: 100 min
Release date: 1942-09-16
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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.

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Ginger Rogers
Ginger Rogers
as Susan Applegate
Ray Milland
Ray Milland
as Philip Kirby
Rita Johnson
Rita Johnson
as Pamela Hill
Robert Benchley
Robert Benchley
as Albert Osborne
Diana Lynn
Diana Lynn
as Lucy Hill
Edward Fielding
Edward Fielding
as Oliver Slater Hill
Frankie Thomas
Frankie Thomas
as Cadet Osborne
Raymond Roe
Raymond Roe
as Anthony Wigton Jr.
Charles Smith
Charles Smith
as Cadet Korner
Larry Nunn
Larry Nunn
as Cadet Babcock
Billy Dawson
Billy Dawson
as Cadet Miller
Lela Rogers
Lela Rogers
as Mrs. Applegate
Aldrich Bowker
Aldrich Bowker
as Reverend Doyle
Boyd Irwin
Boyd Irwin
as Major Griscom
Byron Shores
Byron Shores
as Captain Durand
Richard Fiske
Richard Fiske
as Will Duffy
Norma Varden
Norma Varden
as Mrs. Osborne
Gretl Dupont
Gretl Dupont
as Mrs. Shackleford
George Anderson
George Anderson
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Stanley Andrews
Stanley Andrews
as Conductor #1 (uncredited)
Vangie Beilby
Vangie Beilby
as Woman in Train Station (uncredited)
Marie Blake
Marie Blake
as Bertha (uncredited)
John Bogden
John Bogden
as Cadet (uncredited)
Carl R. Botefuhr
Carl R. Botefuhr
as Cadet (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
Ralph Brooks
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Dick Chandlee
Dick Chandlee
as Cadet (uncredited)
Bill Clauson
Bill Clauson
as Cadet (uncredited)
Ethel Clayton
Ethel Clayton
as Ball Guest (uncredited)
James Conaty
James Conaty
as Officer (uncredited)
Stanley Desmond
Stanley Desmond
as Cadet Shumaker (uncredited)
Tom Dugan
Tom Dugan
as Con Man (uncredited)
Jay Eaton
Jay Eaton
as Man Leaving Elevator (uncredited)
Mary Field
Mary Field
as Mother at Station (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
as Ball Guest (uncredited)
Ralph Gilliam
Ralph Gilliam
as Cadet (uncredited)
Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant
as Cadet (uncredited)
Lynda Grey
Lynda Grey
as Ball Guest (uncredited)
Bradley Hail
Bradley Hail
as Cadet (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Sam Harris
as Ball Guest (uncredited)
Dell Henderson
Dell Henderson
as Doorman (uncredited)
Carlotta Jelm
Carlotta Jelm
as Margie (uncredited)
Payne B. Johnson
Payne B. Johnson
as Boy in Dancing Scene (uncredited)
Alice Keating
Alice Keating
as Nurse (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
Milton Kibbee
as Station Agent (uncredited)
Stephen Kirchner
Stephen Kirchner
as Cadet (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
Carl M. Leviness
as Man in Hallway (uncredited)
Jack Lindquist
Jack Lindquist
as Cadet (uncredited)
Leota Lorraine
Leota Lorraine
as Ball Guest (uncredited)
Ken Lundy
Ken Lundy
as Elevator Boy (uncredited)
David McKim
David McKim
as Cadet (uncredited)
Freddie Mercer
Freddie Mercer
as Wilbur (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer
Edmund Mortimer
as Ball Guest (uncredited)
William Newell
William Newell
as Ticket Agent #2 (uncredited)
Buster Nichols
Buster Nichols
as Cadet (uncredited)
Billy O'Kelly
Billy O'Kelly
as Cadet (uncredited)
Emory Parnell
Emory Parnell
as Conductor #2 (uncredited)
Edward Peil Sr.
Edward Peil Sr.
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
Jim Pilcher
Jim Pilcher
as Cadet (uncredited)
Billy Ray
Billy Ray
as Cadet Summerville (uncredited)
Shirley Jean Rickert
Shirley Jean Rickert
as College Girl (uncredited)
William Roy
William Roy
as Cadet (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Bert Stevens
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Archie Twitchell
Archie Twitchell
as Cadet Sergeant (uncredited)
Gloria Williams
Gloria Williams
as Ball Guest (uncredited)
Don Wilmot
Don Wilmot
as Cadet (uncredited)
Will Wright
Will Wright
as Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited)
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