Freshman Love (1935)
5/10
no good slight comedy
4 September 2021
Billings College's rowing coach Speed Hammond (Frank McHugh) is desperate for new rowers after losing badly. His job is in jeopardy. He enlists the help of the president's pretty daughter Joan Simpkins (Patricia Ellis). She recruits academically-challenged rower Bob Wilson (Warren Hull).

A sharp eye may be able to spot a very young Lloyd Bridges in his first film. It's a very slight comedy. I don't really like Joan or Bob or them together. They should be able to work but their meet-cute is less than cute. She almost kills him running him over with a speed boat and he almost abandons her despite she's pretending to drown. They need to be a good rom-com pairing for this to work and I don't care about them. I don't care about the romance and the comedy isn't funny. Honestly, Squirmy and glasses are a much cuter couple.
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