| The College Widow | |
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| Directed by | Archie Mayo |
| Written by | Peter Milne (adaptation) Jack Jarmuth (titles) |
| Screenplay by | Paul Schofield |
| Based on | The College Widow by George Ade |
| Starring | Dolores Costello |
| Cinematography | Barney McGill |
| Edited by | Clarence Kolster |
| Production company | Warner Bros. |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent (English intertitles) Vitaphone soundtrack |
| Budget | $104,000 |
| Box office | $343,000 |
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.
See also
- List of American football films
- List of lost films
- List of early Warner Bros. sound and talking features
References
- ^ Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 6 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
- The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The College Widow
- The College Widow as produced on Broadway, Garden Theatre, September 20, 1904 - May 1905; IBDB.com
- The College Widow at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Warner Brothers Pictures
- Progressive Silent Film List: The College Widow at silentera.com
- The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The College Widow
External links
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- 1927 films
- 1927 romantic comedy films
- Lost 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
- 1927 lost films
- 1920s American films
- Silent American romantic comedy films
- 1920s English-language films
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