The Major and the Minor (1942) ( The Major & the Minor )

The Major and the Minor (1942) (Blu-Ray) (*)

~~$23.99~~ $17.97

Alternate Title: The Major & the Minor
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby TrueHD )
English ( Mono )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
100 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White
Booklet

Movie filmed in 1942 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Billy Wilder

Written By:
Billy Wilder
Fanny Kilbourne
Edward Childs Carpenter

Actors:
Ginger Rogers ..... Susan Kathleen 'Su-Su' Applegate
Ray Milland ..... Major Philip Kirby
Rita Johnson ..... Pamela Hill
Robert Benchley ..... Albert Osborne
Diana Lynn ..... Lucy Hill
Edward Fielding ..... Colonel Oliver Slater Hill
Frankie Thomas ..... Cadet Clifford Osborne
Raymond Roe ..... Cadet Lt. Anthony Wigton
Charles Smith ..... Cadet 'Cozy' Korner
Larry Nunn ..... Cadet Adjutant Babcock
Billy Dawson ..... Cadet Lt. Miller
Lela E. Rogers ..... Mrs. Applegate (as Lela Rogers)
Aldrich Bowker ..... Reverend Doyle
Boyd Irwin ..... Major Griscom
Byron Shores ..... Captain Durand

Synopsis:

Susan Applegate, tired of New York after one year and 25 jobs, decides to return to Iowa. Trouble is, when she saved money for the train fare home, she didn't allow for inflation. So the audacious Susan disguises herself as a 12-year-old (!) and travels for half fare. Found out by the conductors, she hides out in the compartment of Major Philip Kirby, a military school instructor. The growing attraction between Susan and Kirby is complicated by his conniving fiancee...and by the myopic Kirby continuing to think "Su-Su" is only 12!

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 of Major Philip Kirby (Ray Milland). The kindly major virtually adopts the 'lost little girl,' and circumstances force Susan to play along and accompany him to the local military academy. There the fun begins, as she struggles to deal with the unwelcome romantic attentions of countless young cadets and her own increasing attraction to the engaged Major Kirby. The Major and the Minor was the first Hollywood feature helmed by the legendary Billy Wilder.

New York working girl Ginger Rogers is desparate to go home to Iowa but does not have the railway fare so she disguises herself as a child to ride half fare. Enroute she meets Ray Milland, an Army major teaching at a military school.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 11 May, 2021.