The Major and the Minor

The Major and the Minor

Comedy Romance

Storyline: 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.

Release Date: 1942-09-16

Original Language: en

Original Title: The Major and the Minor

Status: Released

Runtime: 100 minutes

TagLine: Is she a kid - or is she kidding?

Rating: (137 votes)

Budget: $0

Revenue: $2,500,000

Production Companies: Paramount Pictures

Spoken Languages: English

View On: TMDb | IMDb

Popularity:

1%

Cast Members

Ginger Rogers

Ginger Rogers (Susan Applegate)

32.13%

Ray Milland

Ray Milland (Philip Kirby)

30.92%

Rita Johnson

Rita Johnson (Pamela Hill)

15.68%

Robert Benchley

Robert Benchley (Albert Osborne)

19.74%

Diana Lynn

Diana Lynn (Lucy Hill)

16.77%

Edward Fielding

Edward Fielding (Oliver Slater Hill)

14.68%

Frankie Thomas

Frankie Thomas (Cadet Osborne)

14.28%

Raymond Roe

Raymond Roe (Anthony Wigton Jr.)

9.67%

Charles Smith

Charles Smith (Cadet Korner)

9.46%

Larry Nunn

Larry Nunn (Cadet Babcock)

6.05%

Billy Dawson

Billy Dawson (Cadet Miller)

7.24%

Lela Rogers

Lela Rogers (Mrs. Applegate)

1.39%

Aldrich Bowker

Aldrich Bowker (Reverend Doyle)

9.77%

Boyd Irwin

Boyd Irwin (Major Griscom)

16.81%

Byron Shores

Byron Shores (Captain Durand)

8.01%

Richard Fiske

Richard Fiske (Will Duffy)

10.67%

Norma Varden

Norma Varden (Mrs. Osborne)

22.14%

Gretl Dupont

Gretl Dupont (Mrs. Shackleford)

4.44%

George Anderson

George Anderson (Train Passenger (uncredited))

14.06%

Stanley Andrews

Stanley Andrews (Conductor #1 (uncredited))

21.01%

Vangie Beilby

Vangie Beilby (Woman in Train Station (uncredited))

8.23%

Marie Blake

Marie Blake (Bertha (uncredited))

14.19%

John Bogden

John Bogden (Cadet (uncredited))

2.72%

Carl R. Botefuhr

Carl R. Botefuhr (Cadet (uncredited))

3.30%

Ralph Brooks

Ralph Brooks (Train Passenger (uncredited))

17.26%

Dick Chandlee

Dick Chandlee (Cadet (uncredited))

2.87%

Bill Clauson

Bill Clauson (Cadet (uncredited))

4.11%

Ethel Clayton

Ethel Clayton (Ball Guest (uncredited))

8.26%

James Conaty

James Conaty (Officer (uncredited))

16.63%

Stanley Desmond

Stanley Desmond (Cadet Shumaker (uncredited))

1.12%

Tom Dugan

Tom Dugan (Con Man (uncredited))

18.72%

Jay Eaton

Jay Eaton (Man Leaving Elevator (uncredited))

15.67%

Mary Field

Mary Field (Mother at Station (uncredited))

18.83%

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers (Ball Guest (uncredited))

26.26%

Ralph Gilliam

Ralph Gilliam (Cadet (uncredited))

2.40%

Kenneth Grant

Kenneth Grant (Cadet (uncredited))

1.00%

Lynda Grey

Lynda Grey (Ball Guest (uncredited))

6.80%

Bradley Hail

Bradley Hail (Cadet (uncredited))

1.00%

Sam Harris

Sam Harris (Ball Guest (uncredited))

18.83%

Dell Henderson

Dell Henderson (Doorman (uncredited))

18.52%

Carlotta Jelm

Carlotta Jelm (Margie (uncredited))

1.00%

Payne B. Johnson

Payne B. Johnson (Boy in Dancing Scene (uncredited))

10.38%

Alice Keating

Alice Keating (Nurse (uncredited))

5.28%

Milton Kibbee

Milton Kibbee (Station Agent (uncredited))

24.93%

Stephen Kirchner

Stephen Kirchner (Cadet (uncredited))

1.75%

Carl M. Leviness

Carl M. Leviness (Man in Hallway (uncredited))

16.87%

Jack Lindquist

Jack Lindquist (Cadet (uncredited))

4.54%

Leota Lorraine

Leota Lorraine (Ball Guest (uncredited))

10.62%

Ken Lundy

Ken Lundy (Elevator Boy (uncredited))

5.28%

David McKim

David McKim (Cadet (uncredited))

2.94%

Freddie Mercer

Freddie Mercer (Wilbur (uncredited))

7.78%

Edmund Mortimer

Edmund Mortimer (Ball Guest (uncredited))

22.97%

William Newell

William Newell (Ticket Agent #2 (uncredited))

13.07%

Buster Nichols

Buster Nichols (Cadet (uncredited))

1.16%

Billy O'Kelly

Billy O'Kelly (Cadet (uncredited))

1.00%

Emory Parnell

Emory Parnell (Conductor #2 (uncredited))

19.08%

Edward Peil Sr.

Edward Peil Sr. (Stationmaster (uncredited))

20.50%

Jim Pilcher

Jim Pilcher (Cadet (uncredited))

1.00%

Billy Ray

Billy Ray (Cadet Summerville (uncredited))

1.77%

Shirley Jean Rickert

Shirley Jean Rickert (College Girl (uncredited))

5.12%

William Roy

William Roy (Cadet (uncredited))

7.24%

Bert Stevens

Bert Stevens (Train Passenger (uncredited))

19.78%

Archie Twitchell

Archie Twitchell (Cadet Sergeant (uncredited))

13.28%

Gloria Williams

Gloria Williams (Ball Guest (uncredited))

5.91%

Don Wilmot

Don Wilmot (Cadet (uncredited))

1.20%

Will Wright

Will Wright (Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited))

26.87%

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