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The College Widow

Forty Fighters Fall For College Flirt

1927 1 hour 7 minutes
66/100

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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;

Released

15th October 1927

99 years ago

Runtime

1 hour 7 minutes

Finishes at 10:30pm

Ratings and awards

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    6.6/10

  • FilmFlow Logo

    66%

Directed by

Archie Mayo

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Written by

Peter Milne, Paul Schofield

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