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1927

The College Widow

Directed by Archie Mayo
Forty Fighters Fall For College Flirt

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;

Duration

1h 7m

Released

October 15, 1927

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Cast10

  • Dolores Costello
  • William Collier Jr.
  • Douglas Gerrard
  • Anders Randolf
  • Charles Hill Mailes
  • Robert Ryan
  • Sumner Getchell
  • Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
  • Grace Gordon

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