Christopher Strong
“Higher and higher! Faster and faster! She gave herself to the great god Speed, and tried to run away from the fires within her!”
1933 · 1 h 18 min
Dorothy ArznerCast
Katharine Hepburn 
Colin Clive 
Billie Burke 
Helen Chandler 
Ralph Forbes 
Irene Browne
Credits
Written by: 
Zoe Akins
Plot
A romance develops between a happily married man and a famous female aviator.
Sinekatalog’s take
Dorothy Arzner's drama, with Katharine Hepburn in her second film and Colin Clive, is bold and ahead of its time.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.3 / 10 (1,925 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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