The Major and the Minor
The Major and the Minor
The Major and the Minor
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1942
1h 40m
7.0(143 votes)
Comedy
Romance

Overview

Low on funds, working-class girl Susan Applegate disguises herself as a youngster in order to pay half fare home. But little 'Sue Sue' finds herself in a whole heap of grownup trouble when she hides out in a compartment with handsome Major Philip Kirby.

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Cast & Crew

66 members
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Ginger Rogers

Susan Applegate

Ginger Rogers
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Ray Milland

Major Kirby

Ray Milland
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Rita Johnson

Pamela Hill

Rita Johnson
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Robert Benchley

Mr. Osborne

Robert Benchley
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Diana Lynn

Lucy Hill

Diana Lynn
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Edward Fielding

Colonel Hill

Edward Fielding
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Frankie Thomas

Cadet Osborne

Frankie Thomas
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Raymond Roe

Cadet Wigton

Raymond Roe
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Charles Smith

Cadet Korner

Charles Smith
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Larry Nunn

Cadet Babcock

Larry Nunn
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Billy Dawson

Cadet Miller

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Lela Rogers

Mrs. Applegate

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Aldrich Bowker

Reverend Doyle

Aldrich Bowker
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Boyd Irwin

Major Griscom

Boyd Irwin
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Byron Shores

Captain Durand

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Richard Fiske

Will Duffy

Richard Fiske
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Norma Varden

Mrs. Osborne

Norma Varden
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Gretl Dupont

Mrs. Shackleford

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George Anderson

Train Passenger (uncredited)

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Stanley Andrews

Conductor #1 (uncredited)

Stanley Andrews
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Vangie Beilby

Woman in Train Station (uncredited)

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Marie Blake

Bertha (uncredited)

Marie Blake
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John Bogden

Cadet (uncredited)

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Carl R. Botefuhr

Cadet (uncredited)

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Ralph Brooks

Train Passenger (uncredited)

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Dick Chandlee

Cadet (uncredited)

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Bill Clauson

Cadet (uncredited)

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Ethel Clayton

Ball Guest (uncredited)

Ethel Clayton
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James Conaty

Officer (uncredited)

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Stanley Desmond

Cadet Shumaker (uncredited)

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Tom Dugan

Con Man (uncredited)

Tom Dugan
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Jay Eaton

Man Leaving Elevator (uncredited)

Jay Eaton
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Mary Field

Mother at Station (uncredited)

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Bess Flowers

Ball Guest (uncredited)

Bess Flowers
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Ralph Gilliam

Cadet (uncredited)

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Kenneth Grant

Cadet (uncredited)

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Lynda Grey

Ball Guest (uncredited)

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Bradley Hail

Cadet (uncredited)

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Sam Harris

Ball Guest (uncredited)

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Dell Henderson

Doorman (uncredited)

Dell Henderson
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Carlotta Jelm

Margie (uncredited)

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Payne B. Johnson

Boy in Dancing Scene (uncredited)

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Alice Keating

Nurse (uncredited)

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Milton Kibbee

Station Agent (uncredited)

Milton Kibbee
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Stephen Kirchner

Cadet (uncredited)

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Carl M. Leviness

Man in Hallway (uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness
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Jack Lindquist

Cadet (uncredited)

Jack Lindquist
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Leota Lorraine

Ball Guest (uncredited)

Leota Lorraine
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Ken Lundy

Elevator Boy (uncredited)

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David McKim

Cadet (uncredited)

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Freddie Mercer

Wilbur (uncredited)

Freddie Mercer
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Edmund Mortimer

Ball Guest (uncredited)

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William Newell

Ticket Agent #2 (uncredited)

William Newell
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Buster Nichols

Cadet (uncredited)

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Billy O'Kelly

Cadet (uncredited)

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Emory Parnell

Conductor #2 (uncredited)

Emory Parnell
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Edward Peil Sr.

Stationmaster (uncredited)

Edward Peil Sr.
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Jim Pilcher

Cadet (uncredited)

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Billy Ray

Cadet Summerville (uncredited)

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Shirley Jean Rickert

College Girl (uncredited)

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William Roy

Cadet (uncredited)

William Roy
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Bert Stevens

Train Passenger (uncredited)

Bert Stevens
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Archie Twitchell

Cadet Sergeant (uncredited)

Archie Twitchell
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Gloria Williams

Ball Guest (uncredited)

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Don Wilmot

Cadet (uncredited)

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Will Wright

Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited)

Will Wright

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