The College Widow (1927 film)

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 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

 * 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 status
This motion picture is now considered to be a lost film.