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Freshman Year

1938, Movie, NR, 65 mins

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Somewhat amusing campus comedy featuring Lundigan as an enterprising underclassman who hits upon the idea of selling "flunk" insurance to students for 50 cents a policy. If a student flunks his or her test, the insurance pays a ten-dollar settlement. The scheme sells like wildfire, but disaster strikes when professor Truex fails nearly the whole class, causing Lundigan to teeter on the brink of bankruptcy until he makes a bundle promoting the annual college show. Look for perennial costar Don Defore in a small role, as well as Alan Ladd in one of his many bit parts during the time he roomed with other struggling young actors Rory Calhoun and Sunset Carson. Universal announced its intention to make three other college caper films using the same top-billed cast members. It never happened. Fun little programmer punctuated by several songs including "Chasin' You Around" by Frank Loesser, Irving Actman; "Ain't That Marvellous," "Swing That Cheer," by Joe McCarthy, Harry Barris. leave a comment
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