"Spring Fever" is an American comedy short film from 1919, so this one will have its 100th anniversary and this of course means that it is still from the black-and-white silent film days, but not from the earliest days in fact. If you care a bit about this era, you have come across the highly prolific director Hal Roach on other occasions already and here he pairs up with Harold Lloyd, one of the defining actors from his generation as well as many supporting actors that may have been forgotten by now, but were pretty prolific back then too, also in other Lloyd films. This one here has the generic formula, but does not really offer too much beyond that, so it never stands out, even if Lloyd elevated the material at times. He is an ordinary office worker, but has everything else on his mind except his job of course. Chaos and mayhem ensues, but nothing too serious. I personally can understand why this one is nowhere near Roach's and Lloyd's most famous, only for very big Harold Lloyd fans. Everybody else can skip it and they won't be missing too much. also not too easy probably to get your hands on a really good copy these days. Good luck. Or just watch something else instead.
Review of Spring Fever
