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It was a difficult time, and each lost deeply affected Spencer
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Call Me Kate

It was a difficult time, and eachlost deeply affected Spencer

It was a difficult time, and each
lost deeply affected Spencer

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It was a difficult time, and each lost deeply affected Spencer.
Duration
7 seconds
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26
Timestamp in Movie
01:01:56
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.
Can't go on any longer. He just can't do it. - Call Me Kate 00:05
Can't go on any longer. He just can't do it.
The demons have got him physically and mentally. - Call Me Kate 00:06
The demons have got him physically and mentally.
And she takes five years out of her career, - Call Me Kate 00:08
And she takes five years out of her career,
After Spence became ill, Kate and Spence finally moved in together - Call Me Kate 00:09
After Spence became ill, Kate and Spence finally moved in to...
He used to paint and they would go to the beach - Call Me Kate 00:07
He used to paint and they would go to the beach
She seemed to feel empowered by him not being so strong, I guess. - Call Me Kate 00:07
She seemed to feel empowered by him not being so strong, I g...
I was not able to solve his problems, - Call Me Kate 00:12
I was not able to solve his problems,
You know, or break his goddamn neck or just be miserable. - Call Me Kate 00:06
You know, or break his goddamn neck or just be miserable.
My father was filmmaker Stanley Kramer, - Call Me Kate 00:07
My father was filmmaker Stanley Kramer,
My parents were part of the Kate, Spence inner circle, - Call Me Kate 00:25
My parents were part of the Kate, Spence inner circle,
My mom helped cast Katharine Houghton in the role of Joey. - Call Me Kate 00:07
My mom helped cast Katharine Houghton in the role of Joey.
She said to my father, "Why don't you cast her actual niece?" - Call Me Kate 00:09
She said to my father, "Why don't you cast her act...
This is a picture about a fairly upper middle class, - Call Me Kate 00:10
This is a picture about a fairly upper middle class,
You know, we would think to ourselves now, you know, - Call Me Kate 00:13
You know, we would think to ourselves now, you know,
But in those days, that was shocking, - Call Me Kate 00:14
But in those days, that was shocking,
Spencer Tracy, he doesn't stand up, if you notice, - Call Me Kate 00:07
Spencer Tracy, he doesn't stand up, if you notice,
His heart is giving way. She was very tense. - Call Me Kate 00:05
His heart is giving way. She was very tense.
And she knows based on his politics and the way he's lived his life, - Call Me Kate 00:12
And she knows based on his politics and the way he's li...
Where John made his mistake, I think, was attaching - Call Me Kate 00:09
Where John made his mistake, I think, was attaching
Because in the final analysis, it doesn't matter a damn what we think. - Call Me Kate 00:06
Because in the final analysis, it doesn't matter a damn...