The Major and the Minor

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TitleThe Major and the Minor
User score

7

Release dateSep 16, 1942
GenreComedy, Romance
DirectorBilly Wilder
Production countryUnited States of America
Production companiesParamount Pictures
Revenue$2,500,000
Run time100 min.

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.

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