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In my junior year, I won a role in the school play
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Call Me Kate

In my junior year, I wona role in the school play

In my junior year, I won
a role in the school play

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In my junior year, I won a role in the school play.
Duration
6 seconds
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67
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:37
Uploaded
Apr 21, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Salon Pictures

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Movie Summary

A feature documentary which captures Katharine Hepburn's spirit and determination, exploring her story using her own words, through a combination of hours of previously hidden and intimate audio tapes, video and photographic archive.
Nerves, fear, applause. - Call Me Kate 00:05
Nerves, fear, applause.
It was right there and then I decided to be an actress. - Call Me Kate 00:06
It was right there and then I decided to be an actress.
Dad always felt that if a girl went into theater, - Call Me Kate 00:19
Dad always felt that if a girl went into theater,
When I told my parents - Call Me Kate 00:07
When I told my parents
But mom was just glad to see me do something - Call Me Kate 00:06
But mom was just glad to see me do something
She was a true feminist, and just told me to do what I wanted. - Call Me Kate 00:06
She was a true feminist, and just told me to do what I wante...
And I had started out as an understudy, - Call Me Kate 00:08
And I had started out as an understudy,
I could read a part without knowing what I was doing, - Call Me Kate 00:07
I could read a part without knowing what I was doing,
Never could keep it, 'cause I would get so excited - Call Me Kate 00:12
Never could keep it, 'cause I would get so excited
So I wrote Dad and said, "Would you back me with lessons?" - Call Me Kate 00:13
So I wrote Dad and said, "Would you back me with lesson...
She was part of New York's High Society - Call Me Kate 00:07
She was part of New York's High Society
She knew all the highbrow customs of the time - Call Me Kate 00:08
She knew all the highbrow customs of the time
Then Luddy, my old friend from back home, - Call Me Kate 00:09
Then Luddy, my old friend from back home,
He was my beau, too, from then on, - Call Me Kate 00:07
He was my beau, too, from then on,
He made it his mission to do everything he could - Call Me Kate 00:06
He made it his mission to do everything he could
He paid for lessons, drove me to rehearsals, - Call Me Kate 00:07
He paid for lessons, drove me to rehearsals,
Kate was landing understudy roles - Call Me Kate 00:07
Kate was landing understudy roles
She finally had the chance to step into the leading role, - Call Me Kate 00:11
She finally had the chance to step into the leading role,
Her voice rose to a high pitch and she spoke so quickly - Call Me Kate 00:09
Her voice rose to a high pitch and she spoke so quickly
After about a year of knock backs, - Call Me Kate 00:10
After about a year of knock backs,