Spitfire (1934 film)
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. 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 that she is 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 box office ticket sales) made a profit of $113,000. References

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1934 films
1934 drama films
American drama films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by John Cromwell
Films with screenplays by Jane Murfin
RKO Pictures films
1930s English-language films
1930s American films
Films scored by Bernhard Kaun
Films about witchcraft
Films about faith healing
Films about hillbillies