# "The Major and the Minor" (1942)

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**Created:** [April 19, 2026, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-major-and-the-minor-1942/1029407 "2026-04-19T23:13:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-major-and-the-minor-1942/1029407/7 "2026-04-20T03:32:10Z")

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> [@Lumpy](#):
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> But is that description soft-selling what happened?

No, it isn’t, if what you mean is her being raped or physically assaulted: she wasn’t. You can watch it here

> **[The Major And The Minor (1942) (1080p)🌻 Black & White Films](https://m.ok.ru/video/3271506922011)**
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> 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.

She used one of these

> [@Ubiquitous items from relatively recently youngsters may not recognise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ubiquitous-items-from-relatively-recently-youngsters-may-not-recognise/981362/175):
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> Anyone remember these? Your barber used them. Does anyone remember a real, old-school barber? [[image] ](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/MiIAAOSwfdheUnrl/s-l500.jpg)

And in a (probably dead) trope I had forgotten about, she cracks a raw egg on his head and massages it in.

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