Spring Fever is a 1927 American silent comedy film starring William Haines, Joan Crawford, and George K. Arthur, and directed by Edward Sedgwick.

Based on the 1925 play of the same name by Vincent Lawrence,[2] this was the second film starring Haines and Crawford, and their first onscreen romantic teaming.

Spring Fever was remade as the musical film Love in the Rough in 1930, starring Robert Montgomery[2] and Dorothy Jordan.

[1] Haines plays Jack Kelly, a crack golfer who worked as a shipping clerk for the aging Mr.

In the final scene, Jack becomes rich with winning a golf tournament and is reunited with Allie.

Location shooting for Spring Fever took place at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California.

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.

"[3] Author Lawrence J. Quirk later wrote of Joan Crawford's performance that "she manages to make her presence felt, and looks lovely as usual, despite it being a walk-through role.

"[4] The film proved to be so popular that the following year, William Haines was mobbed by fans at a personal appearance a professional golf tournament.

[3] Love in the Rough, a M-G-M musical released in 1930, starring Robert Montgomery and Dorothy Jordan, and directed by Charles F. Reisner, was also based on Vincent Lawrence's 1925 play Spring Fever.

[1] In March 2009, Spring Fever was released on manufactured-on-demand DVD through the Warner Archive Collection.