Mother Is a Freshman
1949, English. Directed by Lloyd Bacon.
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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.
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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Cast & crew
- Lloyd BaconDirector
- Loretta YoungAbigail Fortitude Abbott
- Van JohnsonProfessor Richard Michaels
- Rudy ValleeJohn Heaslip
- Barbara LawrenceLouise Sharpe
- Robert ArthurBeaumont Jackson
- Betty LynnSusan Abbott
- Griff BarnettDean Gillingham
- Kathleen HughesRhoda Adams
- Henri LetondalProf. Romaine (uncredited)
- Geneva GrayBit Part (uncredited)
Details
- Released
- 12 March 1949
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Raphael Blau, Mary Loos, Richard Sale
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Mother Is a Freshman runs 81 minutes (1h 21m).
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Mother Is a Freshman is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
Which OTT platform is Mother Is a Freshman on?
Mother Is a Freshman isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 12 March 1949. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like Mother Is a Freshman?
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Who directed Mother Is a Freshman?
Mother Is a Freshman (1949) was directed by Lloyd Bacon and stars Loretta Young, Van Johnson, Rudy Vallee.