Freshman Love

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Freshman Love
Freshman Love.jpg
Directed by William C. McGann
Screenplay byEarl Felton
George Bricker
Based on The College Widow (1904 play)
by George Ade
Produced by Bryan Foy
Starring Patricia Ellis
Frank McHugh
Cinematography Sidney Hickox
Edited byJames Gibbon
Music by Leo F. Forbstein
Distributed by Warner Brothers
Release date
  • January 18, 1936 (1936-01-18)
Running time
65 minutes; 7 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Freshman Love is a 1936 American musical comedy film based on George Ade's oft filmed 1904 play The College Widow , adaptations of which were filmed twice previously, in 1915 and 1927, and parodied by the Marx Brothers in their 1932 film Horse Feathers . This version is directed by William C. McGann and is a comedy-musical starring Patricia Ellis. [1]

Contents

This is Lloyd Bridges' first film.

A print is preserved at the Library of Congress. [2]

Plot

Male students are tricked into joining Billings College's rowing team when the coach, Speed Hammond, is able to persuade the school president's attractive daughter, Joan Simpkins, to recruit them.

Bob Wilson is one of the rowers, but due to a problem with his grades, he ends up enrolling under a phony name. Adversaries try everything, even music, to distract the Billings crew during the big race, but the team holds on for victory.

Cast

uncredited

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References

  1. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Freshman Love
  2. Catalog of Holdings, The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, c.1978 pub. by The American Film Institute