The College Widow

The College Widow (1927) blends Comedy and Romance elements. Top cast includes Dolores Costello, William Collier Jr., and Douglas Gerrard. Family dynamics play a central role in how the story evolves.

Actor: Dolores Costello • Genre: Comedy movies • Provider: Prime Video

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;