Was this review helpful to you? By Raphael David Blau.. A female ex-con falls in love and hesitates to reveal her past. Directed by Lloyd Bacon. Mother Is a Freshman. Pretending not to be a couple, starts a dilemma as they become the object of other students' flirtations and romantic interest. Mother Is a Freshman (1949) Mother Is a Freshman. Unfortunately, since she doesn't know about her mother's date, she asks John to escort Abby. $4.99 . $12.99. Rent. Susan begs her mother to stay at college and keep seeing Richard. It turns out that he has also invited the dean and his wife to dinner, and the evening is a success. 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. Mother Is a Freshman is a 1949 comedy motion picture directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Loretta Young and Van Johnson. Subscribe. Mother Is A Freshman, poster, Betty Lynn, , Loretta Young, Van Johnson, 1949. Mother Is a Freshman is a 1949 comedy motion picture directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Loretta Young and Van Johnson. 1949 81 min NR (Not Rated) Comedy, Romance Feature Film. A man and his wife attend college together, only to find out that married couples are not allowed. Title: Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. Less. So he enrolls as a freshman in a major university, becoming the target for hazing from obnoxious upper class-man Alan Young. Wikipedia. As directed by LLoyd Bacon, "Mother is a Freshman" offers the kind of genteel entertainment that was harmless. An attorney by the name John Heaslip (Rudy Vallée) handles the placement of the money, and he sees to it that payment is made every three years. Two nuns arrive unannounced in the small New England town of Bethlehem, where they recruit various townspeople to help them build a children's hospital. Share on: Share via Facebook; Share via Twitter; Share via Email; 4 / 5 stars . Ex-GI Nick Blake gets involved in a scheme to fleece a rich, young widow, but finds himself falling for her, much to the displeasure of his racketeer cohorts. Modify Series Recording. I hit the jackpot when I found Mother was a Freshman, but also Sitting Pretty and The Model and Marriage Broker. DVD List Price: $24.99. Daniel Bubbeo . Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images In order to afford her daughter's college tuition, a woman enrolls herself at the same school aided by a rare large bursary but they both fall in-love with the same cute English professor. United States, 1949. He is also romantically interested in Abby, but she has consistently rejected his proposals to marry her. Rudy Vallee has some good moments as Abigail's lawyer. Customize Your Product. With Loretta Young, Van Johnson, Rudy Vallee, Barbara Lawrence. Use the HTML below. Read Less. Restart. Desperate to get the money, Abby, whose maiden name was Abigail Fortitude just like her grandma, applies for a scholarship (specifically for women named "Abigail Fortitude") set up by the grandmother, amounting to $3,000 annually. They support themselves with money from a trust fund started by her late husband. Additional Details. Share. GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS. This FAQ is empty. In order to legally validate Susan's scholarship fund (a legacy of her late grandmother), Abigail enrolls in the university as a freshman. The film was released in Great Britain as Mother Knows Best. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Synopsis . Mother Is a Freshman. 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. Things have become so serious that the younger Abbott, Susan, may have to drop out of school. 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