The Major and the Minor

1942
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1h 40m

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7.4/10

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Ray Milland and Ginger Rogers in The Major and the Minor (1942)

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Screwball Comedy Comedy Romance

A frustrated city girl disguises herself as a youngster in order to get a cheaper train ticket home. But little "Sue Sue" finds herself in a whole heap of grown-up trouble when she hides out... Read allA frustrated city girl disguises herself as a youngster in order to get a cheaper train ticket home. But little "Sue Sue" finds herself in a whole heap of grown-up trouble when she hides out in a compartment with a handsome Major.A frustrated city girl disguises herself as a youngster in order to get a cheaper train ticket home. But little "Sue Sue" finds herself in a whole heap of grown-up trouble when she hides out in a compartment with a handsome Major.

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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

7.8K

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Trivia
The role was very close to Ginger Rogers' heart. When she was touring America with her vaudeville act and chauffeured by her mother, Lela E. Rogers, they could not afford to pay the full fare. Ginger had to pretend to be younger by rolling her stockings down and holding her old dolly to look like a young child in order to get a cheaper fare.

Goofs
At the dance, every girl from Mrs. Shackleford's academy, who are seen sitting in a chair, has her hair hanging over half of her face in a parody of the hair style of Veronica Lake, but when they are dancing, none of them is wearing her hair this way.

Quotes
Conductor #1: You're from Swedish stock, eh?
Susan Applegate: Yes, sir.
Conductor #2: If you're people are Swedish, suppose you say something in Swedish.
Susan Applegate, Conductor #2: I vant to be alone.

Crazy credits
"The Dutch bought New York from the Indians in 1626 and by May 1941 there wasn't an Indian left who regretted it."

Connections
Featured in Billy Wilder Speaks (2006)

Soundtracks
Isn't It Romantic?
(1932) (uncredited)
Music by Richard Rodgers
Played on the radio in Mr. Osborne's room

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cute funny film

This Billy Wilder film stars Ginger Rogers as a grown thirty year old woman passing herself off as a twelve year old kid, PLEASE!! The storyline is unbelievable BUT....made very funny and watchable by its stars.

Susan is a woman who is fed up with New York. She left her little hometown to find happiness in the big city, only to find it filled with disappointment. So she decides to head back home on the train. When she gets there she finds that she is short funds. Not knowing what to do she gets a hairbrained idea that she could simply pass herself off as a kid to pay less!! When the conductor on the train gets wise, she runs and hides in the compartment of Ray Milland. Ginger makes little SuSu(Susan) so cute and delightful and Milland is funny and sweet as the(obviously blind) military school teacher.

It sounds stupid but it isn't really. Give it a chance and you'll love it. ENJOY!!