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The Major and the Minor

Is she a kid - or is she kidding?
1942 | 100m | English

(8348 votes)

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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.
Release Date: Sep 16, 1942
Director: Billy Wilder
Writer: Fanny Kilbourne, Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Keywords deception, romcom, military officer, train, marriage engagement, military academy, adult as a child
Production Companies Paramount Pictures
Box Office Revenue: $2,500,000
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Feb 03, 2026
Entered: Apr 13, 2024
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Name Character
Ginger Rogers Susan Applegate
Ray Milland Major Kirby
Rita Johnson Pamela Hill
Robert Benchley Mr. Osborne
Diana Lynn Lucy Hill
Edward Fielding Colonel Hill
Frankie Thomas Cadet Osborne
Raymond Roe Cadet Wigton
Charles Smith Cadet Korner
Larry Nunn Cadet Babcock
Billy Dawson Cadet Miller
Lela Rogers Mrs. Applegate
Aldrich Bowker Reverend Doyle
Boyd Irwin Major Griscom
Byron Shores Captain Durand
Richard Fiske Will Duffy
Norma Varden Mrs. Osborne
Gretl Dupont Mrs. Shackleford
George Anderson Train Passenger (uncredited)
Stanley Andrews Conductor #1 (uncredited)
Vangie Beilby Woman in Train Station (uncredited)
Marie Blake Bertha (uncredited)
John Bogden Cadet (uncredited)
Carl R. Botefuhr Cadet (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks Train Passenger (uncredited)
Dick Chandlee Cadet (uncredited)
Bill Clauson Cadet (uncredited)
Ethel Clayton Ball Guest (uncredited)
James Conaty Officer (uncredited)
Stanley Desmond Cadet Shumaker (uncredited)
Tom Dugan Con Man (uncredited)
Jay Eaton Man Leaving Elevator (uncredited)
Mary Field Mother at Station (uncredited)
Bess Flowers Ball Guest (uncredited)
Ralph Gilliam Cadet (uncredited)
Kenneth Grant Cadet (uncredited)
Lynda Grey Ball Guest (uncredited)
Bradley Hail Cadet (uncredited)
Sam Harris Ball Guest (uncredited)
Dell Henderson Doorman (uncredited)
Carlotta Jelm Margie (uncredited)
Payne B. Johnson Boy in Dancing Scene (uncredited)
Alice Keating Nurse (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee Station Agent (uncredited)
Stephen Kirchner Cadet (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness Man in Hallway (uncredited)
Jack Lindquist Cadet (uncredited)
Leota Lorraine Ball Guest (uncredited)
Ken Lundy Elevator Boy (uncredited)
David McKim Cadet (uncredited)
Freddie Mercer Wilbur (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer Ball Guest (uncredited)
William Newell Ticket Agent #2 (uncredited)
Buster Nichols Cadet (uncredited)
Billy O'Kelly Cadet (uncredited)
Emory Parnell Conductor #2 (uncredited)
Edward Peil Sr. Stationmaster (uncredited)
Jim Pilcher Cadet (uncredited)
Billy Ray Cadet Summerville (uncredited)
Shirley Jean Rickert College Girl (uncredited)
William Roy Cadet (uncredited)
Bert Stevens Train Passenger (uncredited)
Archie Twitchell Cadet Sergeant (uncredited)
Gloria Williams Ball Guest (uncredited)
Don Wilmot Cadet (uncredited)
Will Wright Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited)
Name Job
Leo Tover Director of Photography
Robert Emmett Dolan Original Music Composer
Doane Harrison Editor
Roland Anderson Art Direction
Hans Dreier Art Direction
Fanny Kilbourne Original Story
Don Johnson Sound Recordist
Harold Lewis Sound Recordist
Billy Wilder Director, Writer
Charles Brackett Writer
Edith Head Costume Design
Wally Westmore Makeup Artist
Edward Childs Carpenter Theatre Play
Name Title
Arthur Hornblow Jr. Producer
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