The Major and the Minor
Sep 16 1942
•2h 40m
•Comedy, Romance
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.
Cast
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Ginger Rogers
Susan Applegate
Ray Milland
Philip Kirby
Rita Johnson
Pamela Hill
Robert Benchley
Albert Osborne
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