Comedy ·Romance · United States of America · 1942 · 1h 40m

The Major and the Minor

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Director
Billy Wilder
Cast
Ginger Rogers as Susan Applegate Ray Milland as Major Kirby Rita Johnson as Pamela Hill Robert Benchley as Mr. Osborne Diana Lynn as Lucy Hill Edward Fielding as Colonel Hill
Crew
Leo Tover — Director of Photography Doane Harrison — Editor Robert Emmett Dolan — Original Music Composer Charles Brackett — Writer Billy Wilder — Writer Arthur Hornblow Jr. — Producer
Tagline

Is she a kid - or is she kidding?

Synopsis

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.

Trailer The Major and the Minor — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
military officerromcomdeceptiontrainmarriage engagementmilitary academyadult as a child
Key Collaborators
Billy Wilder Director Leo Tover Director of Photography Doane Harrison Editor Robert Emmett Dolan Original Music Composer Charles Brackett Writer Billy Wilder Writer Arthur Hornblow Jr. Producer Edith Head Costume Design
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