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Mother Is a Freshman

9.019491h 21mNRMovieComedy

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…

DirectorLloyd Bacon
WritersRaphael Blau·Mary Loos
ProducerWalter Morosco

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Cast · Directed by Lloyd Bacon

LYLoretta Young
Loretta Young
Abigail Fortitude Abbott
VJVan Johnson
Van Johnson
Professor Richard Michaels
RVRudy Vallee
Rudy Vallee
John Heaslip
BLBarbara Lawrence
Barbara Lawrence
Louise Sharpe
BLBetty Lynn
Betty Lynn
Susan Abbott
GBGriff Barnett
Griff Barnett
Dean Gillingham
KHKathleen Hughes
Kathleen Hughes
Rhoda Adams
HLHenri Letondal
Henri Letondal
Prof. Romaine (uncredited)
GGGeneva Gray
Geneva Gray
Bit Part (uncredited)

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Mother Is a Freshman — streaming FAQ

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Mother Is a Freshman isn't streaming anywhere in Philippines yet.

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Mother Is a Freshman hasn't started streaming in Philippines yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around April 30, 1949. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.