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1942

The Major and the Minor

Directed by Billy Wilder
Is she a kid - or is she kidding?

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.

Duration

1h 40m

Released

September 16, 1942

Revenue

$2,500,000

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Cast66

  • Ginger Rogers
  • Ray Milland
  • Rita Johnson
  • Robert Benchley
  • Diana Lynn
  • Edward Fielding
  • Frankie Thomas
  • Raymond Roe
  • Charles Smith

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