Mother Is a Freshman
Released: March 12, 1949Runtime: 81 min
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.
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Loretta Young
as Abigail Fortitude Abbott
Van Johnson
as Professor Richard Michaels
Rudy Vallee
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Barbara Lawrence
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Robert Arthur
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Betty Lynn
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Griff Barnett
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Kathleen Hughes
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Virginia Brissac
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Marietta Canty
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