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The College Widow
(1927) United States of America
B&W : Seven reels / 6616 feet
Directed by Archie L. Mayo

Cast: Dolores Costello [Jane Witherspoon], William Collier Jr. [Billy Bolton], Douglas Gerrard [Professor Jelicoe], Anders Randolf [Hiram Bolton], Charles Hill Mailes [Professor Witherspoon], Robert Ryan [Jack Larrabee], Sumner Getchell [Jimmie Hopper], Big Boy Williams (Guinn ‘Big Boy’ Williams) [Don White], Grace Gordon [Flora], Jess Hibbs

Warner Brothers Pictures, Incorporated, production; distributed by Warner Brothers Pictures, Incorporated. / Scenario by Paul Schofield and Peter Milne, from the play The College Widow by George Ade. Assistant director, Henry Blanke. Cinematography by Barney McGill. Film editor, Clarance Kolster. Intertitles written by Jack Jarmuth. / Released 15 October 1927. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The play was previously filmed as The College Widow (1915). The play was subsequently filmed as Freshman Love (1936). / Silent film.

Comedy-Drama.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 21 October 2011.

References: AFI-F1 n. F1.0749; AFI-F2 n. F2.0971 : Website-AFI : with additional information provided by Pete Jones.