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Call Me Kate

My father wasfilmmaker Stanley Kramer, who made Guess Who'sComing to Dinner

My father was
filmmaker Stanley Kramer, who made Guess Who's
Coming to Dinner

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My father was filmmaker Stanley Kramer,
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who made Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
01:03:05
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.
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...
The only thing that matters is what they feel - Call Me Kate 00:09
The only thing that matters is what they feel
And if it's half of what we felt... - Call Me Kate 00:06
And if it's half of what we felt...
The day after I wrapped my shots, - Call Me Kate 00:08
The day after I wrapped my shots,
I got up to help him, and I heard a cup smash. - Call Me Kate 00:06
I got up to help him, and I heard a cup smash.
Spence was dead. Heart attack. - Call Me Kate 00:05
Spence was dead. Heart attack.
The first person I called was Phyllis, who came straight over. - Call Me Kate 00:06
The first person I called was Phyllis, who came straight ove...
Then I thought, "Good God, Kath, what the hell are you doing? - Call Me Kate 00:06
Then I thought, "Good God, Kath, what the hell are you ...
You can't deny your life of nearly 30 years together." - Call Me Kate 00:10
You can't deny your life of nearly 30 years together.&q...
Then I called Spencer's wife and she arrived soon after - Call Me Kate 00:09
Then I called Spencer's wife and she arrived soon after