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Exploiting a quirk in a scholarship fund, a woman pushing middle age ends up attending college. Widow Abby Abbott (Loretta Young) is stunned to learn that the cash set aside for her daughter's education is about to run dry, so she wrangles a setup that allows them both to enroll in classes. Abby soon takes the university by storm, as her budding relationship with school staffer Richard Michaels (Van Johnson) causes problems at home and in the halls of the school.
Original Release
03/12/1949
US Release
03/12/1949
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| 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 |
| Virginia Brissac | Miss Grimes |
| Marietta Canty | Beulah |
Directors
Writers
Raphael Blau, Mary Loos, Richard Sale
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| 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 |
| Virginia Brissac | Miss Grimes |
| Marietta Canty | Beulah |
| Kathryn Card | Mrs. Grammerton |
| Richard Clayton | College Student |
| Marion Colby | Bit Part |
| Pat Combs | Cab Driver |
| Richard Dumas | College Student |
| Eddie Dunn | George |
| Gene Evans | Bit Part |
| Mickey Finn | Joe Granite |
| Geneva Gray | Bit Part |
| Nelson King | College Student |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Darryl F. Zanuck | Executive Producer |
| Walter Morosco | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1950 | Oscar | Best Costume Design, Color | Nominated |
