The Major And The Minor (1942)

  
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The Hollywood directorial debut of Billy Wilder (who also co-scripted with Charles Brackett), this screwball gem stars Ginger Rogers as a woman who can only afford a child's ticket for a cross-country train ride and poses as a 12-year-old girl. Ray Milland is the Army officer who becomes Rogers' "guardian" on the train and takes her to his military academy. With Diana Lynn, Robert Benchley, and Rogers' real-life mom Lela as her mother. 101 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH), French; theatrical trailer.
 
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