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Katharine Hepburn goes as far against type as possible in Spitfire, playing a hillbillie faith healer who gets accused of witchcraft by her backwoods community. Hepburn is far too erudite to sell the role convincingly, but it’s interesting to watch her attempt Appalachian jargon and throw rocks at people. The film doesn’t get as preachy as I’d expected, but it loses focus in its maudlin final reel. The movie is tediously constrained as a stage play adaptation — the translation to film brings absolutely nothing to the material. With Robert Young and Ralph Bellamy.