Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

A lot of fun.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

After being "The Farmer's Daughter" and "The Bishop's Wife", there was no place for Loretta Young to go but down, and that she does, as a lowly freshman at Pierce College, just so daughter Barbara Lawrence (the dewey faced young actress of "All About Eve" fame) can continue her education because of a scholarship the college offers ironically to Young's surname. Of course, there's a romantic mix-up with mother and daughter as they both love the same professor (Van Johnson).Young's transformation from matronly widow to buxom freshman is the highlight of this generic sitcom, a silly comedy with nary a laugh. Lawrence is a bit infantile and testy in spots as the well-meaning but immature co-ed with too many stars in her eyes to see the truth right in front of her. In a confrontation sequence with Young, she acts just like the later day Shirley Temple. Rudy Vallee is wasted in a rejected suitor role (Ralph Bellamy must have wisely turned it down) and it is really a stretch of the imagination that him and Johnson were fellow students together.

This film is a late classic film era gem even though it's a light comedy. Loretta Young glows in Academy Award nominated costumes by Kay Nelson, filmed in superb Technicolor thanks to Natalie Kalmus, as the mother of a college-age daughter played by Betty Lynn who needs money to continue her college courses. Mother comes to the rescue by taking advantage of a $3,000 endowment left by her grandmother, Abigail Fortitude, at Pointer College in Jefferson, CT. Both mother and daughter are soon enamored with English Literature Professor Richard Michaels, played by Van Johnson. The storyline is light, but the film captures 1949 college atmosphere and mores delightfully. Ah, the innocent days of college life! The story is a heart-warming blend of mother love, first love angst, and romantic twists and turns among two generations of women in the same family. It's not high drama but If innocence and modesty rate with you, you'll love it. Loretta Young plays the mother of a college student with wisdom and aplomb, making this film one of her "must-see's" for her fans of all ages. 1949, the year this film was released, was also the year that I was born, so it's also a delightful post-war film which baby-boomers will appreciate. The DVD release is gorgeous! So settle back with some popcorn and enjoy!

We have some good themes here with the topics of maturity, going back to school later in life, and mother-daughter falling for the same guy.Loretta Young stars as Abby Fortitude Abbot. Believe me, she had to have plenty of fortitude to star in this rather silly film. Rudy Vallee briefly appears in this film as her lawyer and rival to Prof. Michaels, Van Johnson. Let's face it, the always wonderful Van Johnson is somewhat lost here in the role of the English literature professor.These college pictures always make sure to go around the concentration of academics. College life is essentially one big cheer, rushes and dances. Even the old dean here is a little too friendly.Johnson and Young fall in love in record time, especially with a film less than 1 1/2 hours in length.Let's go back to the drawing board of our Alma Mater.

"Mother is a Freshman" is a delightful comedy, a vehicle, no doubt, for its star, Loretta Young. As directed by LLoyd Bacon, "Mother is a Freshman" offers the kind of genteel entertainment that was harmless. The film, directed by LLoyd Bacon, offers a trip back to a more relaxed time.Abigail Fortitude Abbott, is a widow living in Manhattan's Upper East Side. She seems to live in splendor, even though her funds are next to nothing. Her daughter Susan is going back to college in Connecticutt and both women must find out a way how to survive until the next payment to their inherited funds. They discover that Abigail's grandmother had a scholarship named after her for qualifying young women. What's the harm in trying? Next thing you know Abigail and Susan are on campus together.Abigail wants to major in English Literature, so she must enroll in Prof. Richard Michaels' course. Prof. Michaels falls head over heels in love with the attractive new student. Little does Abigail know, but Susan, is crazy for Michaels as well. After some tension between the two women, common sense prevails and Abigail ends up with the professor and money in the bank.Loretta Young had a magnetic personality and dominates the story. She was not a beautiful woman, but she photographed well and is always an asset in whatever she decided to appear in. Van Johnson is wonderful as Prof. Michaels. Rudy Vallee has some good moments as Abigail's lawyer. Betty Lynn plays Susan and Robert Arthur is Beaumont Jackson, the young man in love with Susan.The film is an excuse to spend 81 minutes in good company.