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]

Plot

Two 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

Reception

The film was popular and (after cinema circuits deducted their exhibition percentage of box office ticket sales) made a profit of $113,000.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Richard Jewel, 'RKO Film Grosses: 1931-1951', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 14 No 1, 1994, p. 56
  2. ^ Variety film review; March 13, 1934, page 16.
  3. ^ Harrison's Reports film review; March 10, 1934, page 39.


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