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The Major and the Minor (1942)

September 16, 1942 (US) Comedy, Romance • 100m

Overview

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.

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Top Billed Cast

Ginger Rogers
Ginger Rogers

Susan Applegate

Ray Milland
Ray Milland

Major Kirby

Rita Johnson
Rita Johnson

Pamela Hill

Diana Lynn
Diana Lynn

Lucy Hill

Edward Fielding
Edward Fielding

Colonel Hill

Frankie Thomas
Frankie Thomas

Cadet Osborne

Raymond Roe
Raymond Roe

Cadet Wigton

Charles Smith
Charles Smith

Cadet Korner

Larry Nunn
Larry Nunn

Cadet Babcock

Billy Dawson
Billy Dawson

Cadet Miller

Lela Rogers
Lela Rogers

Mrs. Applegate

Aldrich Bowker
Aldrich Bowker

Reverend Doyle

Boyd Irwin
Boyd Irwin

Major Griscom

Byron Shores
Byron Shores

Captain Durand

Norma Varden
Norma Varden

Mrs. Osborne

Gretl Dupont
Gretl Dupont

Mrs. Shackleford

George Anderson
George Anderson

Train Passenger (uncredited)

Stanley Andrews
Stanley Andrews

Conductor #1 (uncredited)

Vangie Beilby
Vangie Beilby

Woman in Train Station (uncredited)

Marie Blake
Marie Blake

Bertha (uncredited)

John Bogden
John Bogden

Cadet (uncredited)

Carl R. Botefuhr
Carl R. Botefuhr

Cadet (uncredited)

Ralph Brooks
Ralph Brooks

Train Passenger (uncredited)

Dick Chandlee
Dick Chandlee

Cadet (uncredited)

Bill Clauson
Bill Clauson

Cadet (uncredited)

Ethel Clayton
Ethel Clayton

Ball Guest (uncredited)

James Conaty
James Conaty

Officer (uncredited)

Stanley Desmond
Stanley Desmond

Cadet Shumaker (uncredited)

Tom Dugan
Tom Dugan

Con Man (uncredited)

Jay Eaton
Jay Eaton

Man Leaving Elevator (uncredited)

Mary Field
Mary Field

Mother at Station (uncredited)

Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers

Ball Guest (uncredited)

Ralph Gilliam
Ralph Gilliam

Cadet (uncredited)

Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant

Cadet (uncredited)

Lynda Grey
Lynda Grey

Ball Guest (uncredited)

Bradley Hail
Bradley Hail

Cadet (uncredited)

Sam Harris
Sam Harris

Ball Guest (uncredited)

Dell Henderson
Dell Henderson

Doorman (uncredited)

Carlotta Jelm
Carlotta Jelm

Margie (uncredited)

Payne B. Johnson
Payne B. Johnson

Boy in Dancing Scene (uncredited)

Alice Keating
Alice Keating

Nurse (uncredited)

Milton Kibbee
Milton Kibbee

Station Agent (uncredited)

Stephen Kirchner
Stephen Kirchner

Cadet (uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness
Carl M. Leviness

Man in Hallway (uncredited)

Jack Lindquist
Jack Lindquist

Cadet (uncredited)

Leota Lorraine
Leota Lorraine

Ball Guest (uncredited)

Ken Lundy
Ken Lundy

Elevator Boy (uncredited)

David McKim
David McKim

Cadet (uncredited)

Freddie Mercer
Freddie Mercer

Wilbur (uncredited)

Edmund Mortimer
Edmund Mortimer

Ball Guest (uncredited)

William Newell
William Newell

Ticket Agent #2 (uncredited)

Buster Nichols
Buster Nichols

Cadet (uncredited)

Billy O'Kelly
Billy O'Kelly

Cadet (uncredited)

Emory Parnell
Emory Parnell

Conductor #2 (uncredited)

Edward Peil Sr.
Edward Peil Sr.

Stationmaster (uncredited)

Jim Pilcher
Jim Pilcher

Cadet (uncredited)

Billy Ray
Billy Ray

Cadet Summerville (uncredited)

Shirley Jean Rickert
Shirley Jean Rickert

College Girl (uncredited)

William Roy
William Roy

Cadet (uncredited)

Bert Stevens
Bert Stevens

Train Passenger (uncredited)

Archie Twitchell
Archie Twitchell

Cadet Sergeant (uncredited)

Gloria Williams
Gloria Williams

Ball Guest (uncredited)

Don Wilmot
Don Wilmot

Cadet (uncredited)

Will Wright
Will Wright

Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited)

Crew
Hans Dreier
Hans Dreier

Art Direction

Edith Head
Edith Head

Costume Design

Roland Anderson
Roland Anderson

Art Direction

Robert Emmett Dolan
Robert Emmett Dolan

Original Music Composer

Leo Tover
Leo Tover

Director of Photography

Don Johnson
Don Johnson

Sound Recordist

Harold Lewis
Harold Lewis

Sound Recordist

Wally Westmore
Wally Westmore

Makeup Artist

Fanny Kilbourne
Fanny Kilbourne

Original Story



Reviews

CinemaSerf

⭐ 7/10

June 10, 2026

When she is reduced to giving a lecherous businessman an egg shampoo, "Susan" (Ginger Rogers) decides it is time to abandon the big apple and return to Iowa. Snag is, they've put the bus fares up and she can't afford the $30-odd to get home. Then she hits on an idea. Pretend you are a twelve year old called "Su-Su" and go half price. The conductors on the train weren't born yesterday though, and after some cat and mouse antics she finds herself i… read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

Revenue

$2,500,000

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