''The College Widow'' is a 1927 American
silent comedy film produced and distributed by
Warner Bros. and directed by
Archie Mayo. The film is based on the 1904 Broadway play
of the same name by
George Ade
George Ade (February 9, 1866 – May 16, 1944) was an American writer, syndicated newspaper columnist, and playwright who gained national notoriety at the turn of the 20th century with his "Stories of the Streets and of the Town", a column that ...
and was
previously adapted to film in 1915 with
Ethel Clayton. The 1927 silent film version is a starring vehicle for
Dolores Costello.
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.
Cast
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Dolores Costello as Jane Witherspoon
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William Collier, Jr.
William Collier Jr. (born Charles F. Gall Jr.; February 12, 1902 – February 5, 1987) was an American stage performer, producer, and a film actor who in the silent and sound eras was cast in no fewer than 89 motion pictures.
Biography
William ...
as Billy Bolton
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Douglas Gerrard as Professor Jelicoe
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Anders Randolf as Hiram Bolton
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Charles Hills Mailes as Professor Witherspoon
*Robert Ryan as Jack Larrbee
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Sumner Getchell
Sumner Getchell (October 20, 1906 – September 21, 1990) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1926 and 1953. He was born in Oakland, California, and died in Sebastopol, California.
Partial filmography
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as Jimmie Hopper
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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 status
This motion picture is now considered to be a
lost film.
The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''The College Widow''
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See also
*List of lost films
For this list of lost films, a lost film is defined as one of which no part of a print is known to have survived. For films in which any portion of the footage remains (including trailers), see List of incomplete or partially lost films.
Reas ...
*List of early Warner Bros. sound and talking features
This is a list of early pre-recorded sound and/or talking movies produced, co-produced, and/or distributed by Warner Bros. and its subsidiary First National (FN) for the years 1927–1931.
Silent film
''silent film with Vitaphone track unless ...
References
External links
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Lobby poster
1927 films
1927 romantic comedy films
American romantic comedy films
American silent feature films
American films based on plays
Films directed by Archie Mayo
Warner Bros. films
American football films
American black-and-white films
Transitional sound comedy films
Lost American films
1927 lost films
1920s American films
Silent romantic comedy films
Silent American comedy films
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