Kellys employer, waters, is such a keen golfer that he asks kelly to help him improve his game at an exclusive country club. Unfortunately, this film is somewhat damaged and that damage can be a bit distracting at points. This was the second film together for haines and crawford, and their first romantic teaming. Media in category films of the united states, 1927 the following 105 files are in this category, out of 105 total. Spring fever is a 1927 silent film based on a play by vincent lawrence. The golf bits in the film are pretty predictable, but its interesting to see their outfits, and to hear him refer to his favorite club as a spoon which upon googling i find was a common term in this. Jacks boss george fawcett invites him to his country club so he can teach jack how to play golf. One singlesided, singlelayered, region 0 ntsc dvdr disc, 1. Watch spring fever online stream full movie directv. By ruth harriet louise by other or unknown move your pointer over a picture for more information.
Crawford was said to scandalize the production of that film when she refused to. Spring fever is a very early film for joan, released in 1927 less than 2 years after she started making films. The following is an overview of 1927 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. 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. Today we reminisce about spring fever 1927 directed by edward sedgewick starring. The film was remade and slightly musicalized in 1930 as love in the. Films of the united states, 1927 wikimedia commons. Another of william haines sportsoriented vehicles, spring fever casts. William haines plays jack, a shipping clerk with enough golf skills to wow all the rich swells at the local country club. In this movie joan plays allie monte a rich woman of high society who meets a young man who wasnt from the same background as hers.
The title cards sparkle with wit and haines and crawford have great chemistry. Winner of the wilderness, the understanding heart, the unknown, twelve miles out and spring fever. Based on the 1925 play of the same name by vincent lawrence, this was the second film starring haines and crawford, and their first onscreen romantic teaming. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters.
The film was remade and slightly musicalized in 1930 as love in the rough. His boss george fawcett eventually gets him into a rich country club so that the golf wizz can teach him a few things. Jun 22, 2015 spring fever was directed by edward sedgwick and is based on a vincent lawrence play of the same title. It appears that this film might have been saved in the nick of time. As per the haines formula, he gets knocked down a bit, and still comes out on top. Winners of the wilderness the taxi dancer the understanding heart the unknown twelve miles out spring fever misc. When i realized a few minutes into this film that golf would play a large part in the story, my expectations plummeted. August 12 paramounts dramatic film wings, which will go on to win the first academy award for best picture. The phenomenon debuts in early spring and symptoms may instal during the first warm days. In march 2009 this film had its first ever home video release through the warner archive library.
Definition of spring fever in the idioms dictionary. Spring fever 1927 was joan crawfords second pairing with william haines they had previously appeared in sally, irene and mary in 1925. Incredibly, the young boy in the film was moses horowitz sic, who later became very well known as moe howard, of the three stooges. Winners of the wilderness the taxi dancer the understanding heart the unknown twelve miles out spring fever. Spring fever is the name given to a specific set of mental and sometimes physical changes that arise as a response to warmer weather.
Honus wagner, spring fever, and two three stooges society. In this silent film, a shipping clerk pretends to be a champion golfer to win an heiress heart. Spring fever dvdr 1927 warner archive collection mod. The latter film is more formulaic with billy as the wisecracking recruittohero in military setting he. He falls head over heels for allie joan crawford but knows he must marry a rich woman in order to maintain his lifestyle on the links. Music screenplay info original print info genre keywords. Spring fever is a 1927 america silent comedy film directed by edward sedgwick. She would appear soon after with haines in west point 1928, filmed on location at the military academy in upstate new york. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. Media in category spring fever 1927 film the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Spring fever, an american silent short film directed by hal roach spring fever 1927 film, an american silent film directed by edward sedgwick spring fever 1981 film, a taiwanese film directed by su yuehho. This golfthemed comedy from mgm stars william haines and joan crawford warner archive collection 2009 dvd edition.
Spring fever 1927 impoverished shipping clerk jack kelly william haines is a natural golfer. Jacks boss george fawcett invites him to his country club so. This 1927 romantic comedy was never going to win any awards or be considered a great classic, but when taken on its own terms, spring fever is a mildly amusing little movie. In spring fever honus wagner teaches a young boy the skill of batting. Buy spring fever movie posters from movie poster shop. Spring fever opens with george fawcett on the golf course, scoring a major victory and earning the adulation of the crowd. Each of the detailed ratings you select will result in a cumulative score for this film. The golf bits in the film are pretty predictable, but its. Impoverished shipping clerk jack kelly william haines is a natural golfer. There are a few twists and turns before ending on a happy note. It is not recognized as a medical condition proper, nor it is a disease. Hired to spy on a philandering husband, luo haitao soon becomes entangled in a clandestine affair with the other man.
He falls head over heels for allie joan crawford but knows he must marry a rich woman. His boss george fawcett eventually gets him into a rich country club so that the golf wizz can teach him a few things but haines quickly becomes the talk of the club. This was the second film together for william haines and joan crawford, and their first romantic teaming. The student prince in old heidelberg, directed by ernst lubitsch. Spring fever 1927 streaming vostfr hd a 20170928t19. Another of william haines sportsoriented vehicles, spring fever casts the star as lowly shipping clerk jack kelly.
Spring fever was directed by edward sedgwick and is based on a vincent. Sep 28, 2017 spring fever 1927 streaming vostfr hd a 20170928t19. Move your pointer over a picture for more information. When i realized a few minutes into this film that golf would play a. Spring fever 1927 streaming vostfr hd film complet.
Spring fever not rated 1h 18min comedy 22 october 1927 usa to impress a wealthy young woman, a clerk pretends he is a progolfer. Jacks skills on the course attract a bevy of onlookers, including the beautiful heiress allie monte joan crawford. Warner home video, no catalog number, upc 883316127025. It seems that spring tiredness, spring fever or octoberitis is not a diagnosed illness, so the question is. Spring fever is a 1927 american silent comedy film starring william haines, joan crawford, and george k. Overview of spring fever, 1927, directed by edward sedgwick, with william haines, joan crawford, george k. This mgm silent comedy aired on tcm in march, with original music by darrell raby. Falling in love with heiress allie monte, jack bluffs his way into allies country club, posing as a champion golfer. Spring fever was directed by edward sedgwick and is based on a vincent lawrence play of the same title. Spring fever is a 1927 silent film starring william haines and joan crawford and is based on a play by vincent lawrence. Falling in love with heiress allie monte a young joan crawford, jack bluffs. Falling in love with heiress allie monte a young joan crawford, jack bluffs his way into allies country club, posing as a champion golfer. Now really, we must pause for a moment, to contemplate the fact that.
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