The College Widow

1h 7min

Comedy

Romance

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;

Cast

Dolores Costello

Dolores Costello

Jane Witherspoon
Douglas Gerrard

Douglas Gerrard

Professor Jelicoe
Anders Randolf

Anders Randolf

Hiram Bolton
Charles Hill Mailes

Charles Hill Mailes

Professor Witherspoon
Robert Ryan

Robert Ryan

Jack Larrbee
Sumner Getchell

Sumner Getchell

Jimmie Hopper
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Don White (as Big Boy Williams)
Jesse Hibbs

Jesse Hibbs

(as Jess Hibbs)

Release date

15th Oct 1927

Status

Released

Spoken languages

No Language