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The College Widow (1927)

Forty Fighters Fall For College Flirt

Genre : Comedy, Romance

Runtime : 1H 7M

Director : Archie Mayo

Synopsis

Following another instance of the perennial defeat of the Atwater College football team, President Witherspoon is told that unless better athletes can be induced to come to Atwater, he will be asked to resign. Acting upon the suggestion of Professor Jelicoe, Jane, the professor's beautiful daughter, uses her personal charm to draw noted football stars from neighboring schools by a series of ruses at a vacationing spot. Billy Bolton, son of a financial magnate, falls for Jane and to prove himself registers under another name and works his way through school, attaining scholastic and athletic honors. Through the jealousy of another girl, Billy learns of Jane's trickery and persuades the athletes not to play;

Actors

Dolores Costello
Dolores Costello
Jane Witherspoon
William Collier Jr.
William Collier Jr.
Billy Bolton
Douglas Gerrard
Douglas Gerrard
Professor Jelicoe
Anders Randolf
Anders Randolf
Hiram Bolton
Charles Hill Mailes
Charles Hill Mailes
Professor Witherspoon
Robert Ryan
Robert Ryan
Jack Larrbee
Sumner Getchell
Sumner Getchell
Jimmie Hopper
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
Don White (as Big Boy Williams)
Grace Gordon
Grace Gordon
Flora
Jesse Hibbs
Jesse Hibbs
(as Jess Hibbs)

Crews

Archie Mayo
Archie Mayo
Director
George Ade
George Ade
Theatre Play
Peter Milne
Peter Milne
Writer
Paul Schofield
Paul Schofield
Writer

Posters and backgrounds

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