The Major and the Minor (1942)
Average Rating: 7.4/10
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Fresh: 15 | Rotten: 0
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Movie Info
A woman's attempt to disguise herself as an underage girl mushrooms into a series of humorous deceptions in this romantic comedy. Ginger Rogers stars as Susan Applegate, a young woman living in New York who, nearly broke and sick of the city, decides to head home to Iowa. Lacking the money for a regular ticket, she pretends to be an unusually tall 11-year old girl named Sue-Sue in order to pay half-price. The train conductors catch on to her scheme, however, forcing her to take refuge in the car
Jan 1, 1942 Limited
Apr 22, 2008
Cast
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Ginger Rogers
Susan Applegate -
Ray Milland
Maj. Kirby -
Diana Lynn
Lucy Hill -
Robert Benchley
Mr. Osborne -
Rita Johnson
Pamela Hill -
Norma Varden
Mrs. Osborne -
Edward Fielding
Col. Hill -
Frankie Thomas
Cadet Osborne -
Raymond Roe
Cadet Wigton -
Charles Smith
Cadet Korner -
Larry Nunn
Cadet Babcock -
Billy Dawson
Cadet Miller -
Lela E. Rogers
Mrs. Applegate -
Aldrich Bowker
Rev. Doyle -
Boyd Irwin
Maj. Griscom -
Byron Shores
Cap. Durand -
Richard Fiske
Will Duffy -
Gretl Dupont
Mrs. Shackleford -
George Anderson
Man with Esquire Magazi... -
Stanley Andrews
First Conductor -
Marie Blake
Bertha -
Dick Chandlee
Cadet -
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Ethel Clayton
Bit Woman -
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Dell Henderson
Doorman -
Carlotta Jelm
Little Girl in Railroad... -
Milt Kibbee
Station Agent -
Tom McGuire
News Vendor -
Freddie Mercer
Little Boy in Railroad ... -
William Newell
Ticket Agent -
Emory Parnell
Conductor -
Edward Peil Sr.
Stationmaster -
Archie Twitchell
Sergeant -
Guy Wilkerson
Farmer Truck Driver -
Will Wright
First Ticket Agent -
Mary Field
Mother in Railroad Stat... -
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Tom Dugan
Deadbeat -
Alice Keating
Nurse -
Gloria Williams
Bit Woman -
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Ken Lundy
Elevator Boy -
David McKim
Cadet -
Donald Wilmot
Cadet -
Billy Ray
Cadet Summerville
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All Critics (16) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (15) | Rotten (0) | DVD (5)
A sparkling and effervescing piece of farce-comedy.
Top CriticPretty irresistible, nevertheless, with Rogers doing a beautiful job of dovetailing sexual provocation and demure innocence.
Miss Rogers and Mr. Milland have played it with spirit and taste. Never once does either permit the suggestion of a leer to creep in.
The Wilder ironies and favorite themes--sexual deception, innuendo, the power of words to slice up and serve a character -- are all present in abundance.
The effervescent farce proved to be a classic comedy.
Full delectation
If anybody could manage a fizzy romantic comedy of sexual repression in 1942, it was Billy Wilder, already with three screenwriting Oscar nominations under his belt and making his American directorial debut, with The Major and the Minor.
Early Billy Wilder comedy starring Ginger Rogers, Ray Milland.
Wilder's first film isn't his best, but it's an auspicious debut.
The Major and the Minor sails along breezily from its very first scenes until its romantic ending.
A fine entertainment and proof that Billy Wilder had what it took from the very start of his career.
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- Mr. Osborne: Why don't you get out of that wet coat and into a dry martini?
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Foreign Titles
- Der Major und das Mädchen (DE)
