The Major and the Minor (1942)
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- Passed
- 1h 40min
- Comedy, Romance
- 24 Dec 1942 (Mexico)
- Movie
A frustrated city girl disguises herself as a youngster in order to get a cheaper train ticket home. But little "Sue Sue" finds herself in a whole heap of grown-up trouble when she hides out in a compartment with a handsome Major.
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Awards:
- 3 wins.
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Cast verified as complete
| Ginger Rogers | ... |
Susan Applegate
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| Ray Milland | ... |
Major Philip Kirby
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| Rita Johnson | ... |
Pamela Hill
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| Robert Benchley | ... |
Albert Osborne
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| Diana Lynn | ... |
Lucy Hill
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| Edward Fielding | ... |
Colonel Oliver Slater Hill
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| Frankie Thomas | ... |
Cadet Osborne
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| Raymond Roe | ... |
Cadet Anthony Wigton Jr.
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| Charles Smith | ... |
Cadet Korner
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| Larry Nunn | ... |
Cadet Babcock
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Billy Dawson | ... |
Cadet Miller
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| Lela E. Rogers | ... |
Mrs. Applegate
(as Lela Rogers)
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| Aldrich Bowker | ... |
Reverend Doyle
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Boyd Irwin | ... |
Major Griscom
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Byron Shores | ... |
Captain Durand
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| Richard Fiske | ... |
Will Duffy
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| Norma Varden | ... |
Mrs. Osborne
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Gretl Dupont | ... |
Mrs. Shackleford
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George Anderson | ... |
Train Passenger with Esquire Magazine (uncredited)
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| Stanley Andrews | ... |
Conductor #1 (uncredited)
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Vangie Beilby | ... |
Woman in Train Station (uncredited)
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| Marie Blake | ... |
Bertha (uncredited)
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John Bogden | ... |
Cadet (uncredited)
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Lulu Mae Bohrman | ... |
Guest at Cadet Ball (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 | ... |
Cadet Ball Guest (uncredited)
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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 in Railroad Station (uncredited)
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| Jay Eaton | ... |
Man Coming Out of Elevator (uncredited)
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Virginia Ellis | ... |
Girl at Ball (uncredited)
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| Mary Field | ... |
Wilbur & Margie's Mother (uncredited)
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| Bess Flowers | ... |
Guest at Cadet Ball (uncredited)
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Ralph Gilliam | ... |
Cadet (uncredited)
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Kenneth Grant | ... |
Cadet (uncredited)
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Lynda Grey | ... |
Cadet Ball Guest (uncredited)
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Bradley Hail | ... |
Cadet (uncredited)
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| Sam Harris | ... |
Cadet Ball Guest (uncredited)
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| Dell Henderson | ... |
Doorman (uncredited)
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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)
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Stephen Kirchner | ... |
Cadet (uncredited)
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| Carl M. Leviness | ... |
Man in Apartment Hallway (uncredited)
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Jack Lindquist | ... |
Cadet (uncredited)
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| Leota Lorraine | ... |
Guest at Cadet Ball (uncredited)
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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)
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| Edmund Mortimer | ... |
Cadet Ball Guest (uncredited)
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| William Newell | ... |
Ticket Agent #2 (uncredited)
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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)
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| Edward Peil Sr. | ... |
Stationmaster (uncredited)
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Edwina Pierse | ... |
Girl at Ball (uncredited)
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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)
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| Bert Stevens | ... |
Train Passenger (uncredited)
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| Archie Twitchell | ... |
Cadet Sergeant at Main Gate (uncredited)
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Gloria Williams | ... |
Cadet Ball Guest (uncredited)
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Don Wilmot | ... |
Cadet (uncredited)
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| Will Wright | ... |
Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Billy Wilder | ||
Written by
| Charles Brackett | ... | (written by) and |
| Billy Wilder | ... | (written by) |
| Edward Childs Carpenter | ... | (suggested by a play by) |
| Fanny Kilbourne | ... | (from a story by) (as Fannie Kilbourne) |
Produced by
| Arthur Hornblow Jr. | ... | producer |
Music by
| Robert Emmett Dolan | ||
Cinematography by
| Leo Tover | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Doane Harrison | ... | (edited by) |
Art Direction by
| Roland Anderson | ||
| Hans Dreier | ||
Set Decoration by
| Bertram C. Granger | ... | (uncredited) |
Makeup Department
| Wally Westmore | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Charles C. Coleman | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Don Johnson | ... | sound recordist |
| Harold Lewis | ... | sound recordist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Ernest Laszlo | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Edith Head | ... | costumer |
| Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Edward B. Powell | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Conrad Salinger | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Walter Scharf | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Andrea Setaro | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Adolph Zukor | ... | presenter |
Production Companies
- Paramount Pictures (presents)
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1942) (United States) (theatrical) (as Paramount Pictures Corporation)
- Paramount Film Service (1942) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Paramount British Pictures (1942) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1943) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Paramount Films of Mexico (1942) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Paramount-Films (1944) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Paramount Films (1946) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Mercurio Films S.A. (1946) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Film AB Paramount (1946) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Filmaktieselskapet Paramount (1947) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Filmaktieselskabet Paramount (1948) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- MCA/Universal Pictures (1958) (United States) (tv)
- Universal Studios Home Video (1998) (United States) (VHS)
- Suevia Films (2006) (Spain) (DVD)
- Junes Planning (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
- Madman Entertainment (2007) (Australia) (DVD)
- Madman Entertainment (2007) (New Zealand) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
- Arrow Video (2019) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- Western Electric (mirrophonic sound recording)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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 Jack McKillop |
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| Taglines | It's a MAJOR operation...with GINGER posing as a MINOR (Print Ad- Walker County Messenger, ((LaFayette, Ga.)) 17 December 1942) See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $928,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The role was very close to Ginger Rogers' heart. When she was touring America with her vaudeville act and chauffeured by her mother, Lela E. Rogers, they could not afford to pay the full fare. Ginger had to pretend to be younger by rolling her stockings down and holding her old dolly to look like a young child in order to get a cheaper fare. See more » |
| Goofs | At the dance, every girl from Mrs. Shackleford's academy who we see sitting in a chair has her hair hanging over half of her face in a parody of the hair style of Veronica Lake, but when we see them dancing, none of them is wearing her hair this way. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Billy Wilder Speaks (2006). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Isn't It Romantic? See more » |
| Crazy Credits | "The Dutch bought New York from the Indians in 1626 and by May 1941 there wasn't an Indian left who regretted it. " See more » |
| Quotes |
Conductor #1:
You're from Swedish stock, eh? Susan Applegate: Yes sir. Conductor #2: If you're people are Swedish, suppose you say something in Swedish. Susan Applegate, Conductor #2: I vant to be alone. See more » |