| The College Widow | |
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| Directed by | Archie Mayo |
| Written by | Peter Milne (adaptation) Jack Jarmuth (titles) |
| Screenplay by | Paul Schofield |
| Based on | The College Widow by George Ade |
| 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 soundtrack |
| Budget | $104,000[1] |
| Box office | $343,000[1] |
The College Widow is a 1927 American silent comedy film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and directed by Archie Mayo. The film is based on the 1904 Broadway play of the same name 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.[2][3][4]
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.
- ^ a b Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 6 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
- ^ 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