MGM Silent. 60 minutes
(6 reels).
US release: 10/18/27 (premiere); 10/22/27 (general).
Not available on VHS or DVD.
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Spring Fever
1927
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MGM Silent. 60 minutes
(6 reels).
US release: 10/18/27 (premiere); 10/22/27 (general).
Not available on VHS or DVD.
Cast: William Haines, Joan Crawford (as "Allie Monte"), George K. Arthur, George Fawcett, Eileen Percy, Edward Earle, Bert Woodruff, Lee Moran.
Credits: From the play by Vincent Lawrence. Scenario: Albert Lewin, Frank Davies. Director: Edward Sedgwick. Titles: Ralph Spence. Camera: Ira H. Morgan. Art Department: Cedric Gibbons, David Townshend. Costumes: David Cox. Editing: Frank Sullivan.
Plot Summary: Another of William Haines' sports-oriented vehicles, Spring Fever casts the star as lowly shipping clerk Jack Kelly. Falling in love with heiress Allie Monte (a young Joan Crawford), Jack bluffs his way into Allie's country club, posing as a champion golfer. By the time he realizes that Allie loves him for himself, Jack is inextricably committed to representing the club at a $10,000 golf tournament. Based on a play by Vincent Lawrence, Spring Fever proved beneficial not only to the ascending stardom of Bill Haines, but also to the burgeoning career of Joan Crawford. The film was remade and slightly musicalized in 1930 as Love in the Rough. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Regina Cannon in the New York American (1927): The rich young woman who plays at golf and with Mr. Haines is Joan Crawford. Although hers is a walk-through role, Joan manages to make her picture presence felt, and looks as lovely as usual.
Abel Green in Variety (1927): Haines is a likable personality and should travel far. This picture, however, will not help him much. The players do well all around and Ralph Spence's titles contribute effectively on the comedy end, but the director, Sedgwick, could not cope with a weak theme. |
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