role reversal remake of 1942 the major and the minor have jerry lewis step into the part originally play by ginger rogers and but unfortunately this anemic outing be miss a lot more than just ginger . lewis attempt to pass for a child when board a train while he successful and but the deception lead to a string of comic and romantic confusion . sidney sheldon adapt the screenplay and tossing in musical moment for dean martin ( play yet another in his stable of second banana ) and a jewel robbery subplot ( which be dire ) . diana lynn and who play the wily teenager in the original film and play lewis love interest here . she cute while jerry isn not . half from .