The Major and the Minor
“Is she a kid - or is she kidding?”
Low on funds, working-class girl Susan Applegate disguises herself as a youngster in order to pay half fare home. But little 'Sue Sue' finds herself in a whole heap of grownup trouble when she hides out in a compartment with handsome Major Philip Kirby.
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Major and the Minor performed
Budget
N/A
Worldwide Gross
$2.5M
Gross Profit
N/A
Return
N/A
Opening Wknd (est.)
$360K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~45/55, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Comedy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Susan Applegate
Ginger Rogers
Susan Applegate
Major Kirby
Ray Milland
Major Kirby
Pamela Hill
Rita Johnson
Pamela Hill
Mr. Osborne
Robert Benchley
Mr. Osborne
Lucy Hill
Diana Lynn
Lucy Hill
Colonel Hill
Edward Fielding
Colonel Hill
Cadet Osborne
Frankie Thomas
Cadet Osborne
Cadet Wigton
Raymond Roe
Cadet Wigton
Cadet Korner
Charles Smith
Cadet Korner
Cadet Babcock
Larry Nunn
Cadet Babcock
Cadet Miller
Billy Dawson
Cadet Miller
Mrs. Applegate
Lela Rogers
Mrs. Applegate
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