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The College Widow (1927)

1h 7m · 15 Oct 1927

Forty Fighters Fall For College Flirt

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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;

Movie ID91182
GenreComedy, Romance
DirectorArchie Mayo
Main castDolores Costello, William Collier Jr., Douglas Gerrard, Anders Randolf, Charles Hill Mailes, Robert Ryan, Sumner Getchell, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
Release date15 October 1927
Release year1927
LanguageNo Language
Duration67 min (1h 7m)
Rating10.0 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseWarner Bros. Pictures

Director: Archie Mayo
Writers: Peter Milne, Paul Schofield

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Dolores CostelloJane Witherspoon William Collier Jr.Billy Bolton Douglas GerrardProfessor Jelicoe Anders RandolfHiram Bolton Charles Hill MailesProfessor Witherspoon
Robert RyanJack Larrbee
Sumner GetchellJimmie Hopper Guinn 'Big Boy' WilliamsDon White (as Big Boy Williams) Grace GordonFlora Jesse Hibbs(as Jess Hibbs)

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