Question 1

How did 'Spring Fever' boost the careers of William Haines and Joan Crawford?

Accepted Answer

The film's success was pivotal in catapulting both to stardom. Haines appeared in the Top Ten Money-Making Stars list the following year, while Crawford's reviews led M-G-M to elevate her to top-billing and she rose to top box office status within two years.

Question 2

What would the hotel room rate of $22 per day in 1927 be worth in 2025?

Accepted Answer

The hotel room rate of $22 per day would equate to about $400/day in 2025.

Question 3

Which later film was also based on the same play as 'Spring Fever'?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Why does Joan Crawford look different in 'Spring Fever' compared to her later films?

Accepted Answer

This film was made before M-G-M's makeup department created 'The Crawford Look'—penciled eyebrows, eye makeup, dark red lipstick, and rouge—which she maintained from the early 1930s onward.

Question 5

Where and when did the original play 'Spring Fever' premiere on Broadway?

Accepted Answer

The play opened at Maxine Elliott's Theatre, 109 W. 39th St., New York City, on 3 August 1925 and ran for 56 performances.

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