The Major and the Minor

"Is she a kid - or is she kidding?"

Dec 24 1942 Approved 1h 40m
Comedy, Romance

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.

Plot

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

Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, Edward Childs Carpenter

Directed by

Billy Wilder

Cast

Ginger Rogers, Ray Milland, Rita Johnson

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Paramount

Languages

English

Awards

3 wins

Trailers
The Major and the Minor Trailer (1942)
The Major and the Minor Original Trailer (Billy Wilder, 1942)
Scores
# of Votes
8,007
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
73
Popularity
NA