One Big Problem: Reality

For me the trouble with "The Major and the Minor" is that Ginger didn't look like a child of twelve. In real life she was apparently thirty! Now there's no way an actress of that maturity can be made to look sixteen years younger, even with pig tails and kiddie clothes. One has to suspend belief in what one really sees to make this film work--which was tough job for me. While it's a terrific comic script, the stark reality of aging on Ginger roadblocked my complete enjoyment of this film.