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Release Year1931
Runtime0h 16m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresMusic
Votes2
DirectorRoy Mack
WritersRoy Mack
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.0 out of 10
Cast5 credited
Also Known AsFreshman Love
About Freshman Love
In this 100% fictional-plot short a fictional freshman, played by an actor named Don Tomkins), becomes smitten with and writes letters to a singer, Ruth Etting (Ruth Etting), on a fictional radio station. His fictional 1930s nerdy friends take her answering letters in return and torment him about no response. The fictional Ruth Etting (played by the real Ruth Etting) meets him and helps him turn the tables on his tormentors.
Directed by Roy Mack, Freshman Love leans on a strong ensemble — Ruth Etting, Lionel Stander, Max Hoffman Jr. — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about music titles of 1931.
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