Movie

Spitfire

1934 · 87 min

A brooding, offbeat pre-Code drama with a fierce, unpredictable heroine and a tense, superstitious atmosphere.

Tagline: Nothin' to Pay ... Nothin' to Lose ... She Loved Wherever Her Flames Caught fire!
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, eerie and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, love, faith, loyalty
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
love
faith
loyalty
trauma
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild