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]
| Spitfire | |
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| Directed by | John Cromwell |
| Screenplay by | Lula Vollmer Jane Murfin |
| Based on | Trigger 1927 play by Lula Vollmer |
| Produced by | Pandro S. Berman |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Edward Cronjager |
| Edited by | William Morgan |
| Music by | Bernhard Kaun |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $223,000[1] |
| Box office | $604,000[1] |
Plot
editTwo engineers building a dam in the mountains, John Stafford and George Fleetwood, are attracted to local hillbilly "spitfire" Trigger Hicks who is the local faith healer. Things come to a head when the locals think that she is a witch.
Cast
edit- 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
editThe film was popular and (after cinema circuits deducted their exhibition percentage of box office ticket sales) made a profit of $113,000.[1]
References
editExternal links
edit- Spitfire at IMDb
- Spitfire at the TCM Movie Database
- Spitfire at AllMovie
- Spitfire at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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