Spitfire (1934 film)
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| Directed by | John Cromwell |
| Written by | Lula Vollmer (play and screenplay) Jane Murfin (screenplay) |
| Produced by | Pandro S. Berman |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $223,000[1] |
| Box office | $604,000[1] |
Spitfire is a 1934 American Pre-Code drama film based on the play Trigger by Lula Vollmer. It was directed by John Cromwell and starred Katharine Hepburn, Robert Young and Ralph Bellamy.[2][3]
Premise[]
Two engineers building a dam in the mountains, John Stafford (Robert Young) and George Fleetwood (Ralph Bellamy), are attracted to local hillbilly "spitfire" Trigger Hicks (Katharine Hepburn) who is the local faith healer. Things come to a head when the locals think she's a witch.
Cast[]
- Katharine Hepburn as Trigger Hicks
- Robert Young as John Stafford
- Ralph Bellamy as George Fleetwood
- Martha Sleeper as Eleanor Stafford
- Louis Mason as Bill Grayson
- Sara Haden (as Sarah Haden) as Etta Dawson
- Virginia Howell as Granny Raines
- Sidney Toler as Jim Sawyer
- Will Geer (as High Ghere) as West Fry
- John Beck as Jake Hawkins
- Therese Wittler as Mrs. Jim Sawyer
Reception[]
The film was popular and (after cinema circuits deducted their exhibition percentage of boxoffice ticket sales) made a profit of $113,000.[1]
References[]
External links[]
- Spitfire at IMDb
- Spitfire at the TCM Movie Database
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- 1934 films
- English-language films
- 1934 drama films
- American films
- American drama films
- American black-and-white films
- Films directed by John Cromwell
- Films with screenplays by Jane Murfin
- RKO Pictures films
- 1930s drama film stubs