The Major and the Minor (1942)

The Major and the Minor (1942)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1942-09-16 United States of America 100 Min. PG-13
7.047 139 votes
Comedy, Romance

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.

Cast

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