Movie: Mother Is a Freshman

Top 10 Billed Cast

Loretta Young
Loretta Young

Abigail Fortitude Abbott

Van Johnson
Van Johnson

Professor Richard Michaels

Rudy Vallee
Rudy Vallee

John Heaslip

Barbara Lawrence
Barbara Lawrence

Louise Sharpe

Robert Arthur
Robert Arthur

Beaumont Jackson

Betty Lynn
Betty Lynn

Susan Abbott

Griff Barnett
Griff Barnett

Dean Gillingham

Kathleen Hughes
Kathleen Hughes

Rhoda Adams

Henri Letondal
Henri Letondal

Prof. Romaine (uncredited)

Geneva Gray
Geneva Gray

Bit Part (uncredited)

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    Widow Abby Abbott is having serious money problems and has to dip into the family trust in order to pay for her daughter Susan's college tuition. The catch: Abby must also become a co-ed or she can't touch the money. After passing her entrance exams, Abby goes to college and becomes very popular, especially with a handsome English professor whom Susan has a crush on.

  • Release Date

    1949-03-12

  • Average

    9

  • Rating:

    4.5 starts
  • Tagline

    It's the cheer leader of the year!

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  • Languages:

    English
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