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Spitfire

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1934 film by John Cromwell

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5.2

Dirt-poor mountain girl Trigger Hicks is a loner. Her faith-healing is mistaken for witchcraft by the community. She falls for an engineer building a dam, who protects her.

Released: 1934-03-0887 minDir: John CromwellDrama

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 Etta Dawson

Themes

  • engineer
  • dam
  • witchcraft
  • pre-code

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Ratings

IMDb

5.4/10

950 votes

Year
1934
Runtime
87 min
Genres
Drama

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Screenwriter
Jane Murfin
Cast member
Sara Haden
Composer
Max Steiner
Production company
RKO Pictures
Cinematographer
Edward Cronjager
Duration
87
FilmAffinity ID
686173
Distribution format
video on demand
Image
Katharine hepburn spitfire.jpg
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publication date
1934-01-01
title
Spitfire
production designer
Carroll Clark
costume designer
Walter Plunkett
executive producer
Merian C. Cooper
distributed by
Netflix
assessment
Bechdel test
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