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Mother Is a Freshman Cast & Characters

Mother Is a Freshman (1949) stars Loretta Young as Abigail Fortitude Abbott, Van Johnson as Professor Richard Michaels and Rudy Vallee as John Heaslip. The comedy movie was released March 12, 1949. Below is the full cast and crew.

NR 1949 · 1h 21m 80 Audience
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Starring Cast
L
Loretta Young
Abigail Fortitude Abbott
V
Van Johnson
Professor Richard Michaels
R
Rudy Vallee
John Heaslip
B
Barbara Lawrence
Louise Sharpe
R
Robert Arthur
Beaumont Jackson
B
Betty Lynn
Susan Abbott
Key crew
Director
Lloyd Bacon
Screenplay
Mary Loos , Richard Sale
Story
Raphael Blau
Producers
Walter Morosco
Music
Alfred Newman
Cinematography
Arthur E. Arling
Editor
William Reynolds

Full cast

10 cast members
Loretta Young
Abigail Fortitude Abbott
Van Johnson
Professor Richard Michaels
Rudy Vallee
John Heaslip
Barbara Lawrence
Louise Sharpe
Robert Arthur
Beaumont Jackson
Betty Lynn
Susan Abbott
Griff Barnett
Dean Gillingham
Kathleen Hughes
Rhoda Adams
Henri Letondal
Prof. Romaine (uncredited)
Geneva Gray
Bit Part (uncredited)

Crew by department

9 crew members