The College Widow is a 1927 American silent comedy film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and directed by Archie Mayo.
History The film is based on the 1904 Broadway play of the same name by George Ade and was previously adapted to film in 1915 with Ethel Clayton. The 1927 silent film version is a starring vehicle for Dolores Costello.The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The College WidowThe College Widow as produced on Broadway, Garden Theatre, September 20, 1904 - May 1905; IBDB.comThe College Widow at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Warner Brothers Pictures
The story was also filmed in 1930 as an early talkie, Maybe It's Love, starring Joan Bennett and in 1936 as Freshman Love with Patricia Ellis.
Plot
Cast Dolores Costello as Jane Witherspoon William Collier Jr. as Billy Bolton Douglas Gerrard as Professor Jelicoe Anders Randolf as Hiram Bolton Charles Hills Mailes as Professor Witherspoon Robert Ryan as Jack Larrbee Sumner Getchell as Jimmie Hopper Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as Don White Grace Gordon as Flora
Box Office According to Warner Bros. records, the film earned $268,000 domestically and $75,000 foreign.
Preservation This motion picture is now considered to be a lost film.Progressive Silent Film List: The College Widow at silentera.comThe Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The College Widow
See also List of American football films List of lost films List of early Warner Bros. sound and talking features
References
External links
Lobby poster