The College Widow (1927 film)
| The College Widow | |
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| Directed by | Archie Mayo |
| Written by | Peter Milne (adaptation) Jack Jarmuth (titles) |
| Screenplay by | Paul Schofield |
| Starring | Dolores Costello |
| Cinematography | Barney McGill |
| Edited by | Clarence Kolster |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent (English intertitles) Vitaphone |
The College Widow (1927) is an American silent comedy film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and directed by Archie Mayo. The film is based on the 1904 Broadway play 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.[1][2][3]
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
- Summer Getchell as Jimmie Hopper
- Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as Don White
- Grace Gordon as Flora
Preservation status
This motion picture is now considered to be a lost film.[4][5]
See also
References
- ^ 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
- ^ SilentEra entry
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The College Widow
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