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Call Me Kate

She knew what shewanted exactly, but she was officiallybox office poison

She knew what she
wanted exactly, but she was officially
box office poison

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She knew what she wanted exactly,
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but she was officially box office poison.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:08
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.
I mean, it was even known that John Barrymore, - Call Me Kate 00:06
I mean, it was even known that John Barrymore,
He wasn't box office poison as far as the industry was concerned, - Call Me Kate 00:08
He wasn't box office poison as far as the industry was ...
So she's what's called a Yankee, - Call Me Kate 00:09
So she's what's called a Yankee,
She was actually a form of American aristocracy. - Call Me Kate 00:05
She was actually a form of American aristocracy.
And people are like, "What the? I can't even eat." - Call Me Kate 00:14
And people are like, "What the? I can't even eat.&...
No. Oh, Paul, damn it. - Call Me Kate 00:05
No. Oh, Paul, damn it.
Well, the teachers at Ms. Porter's school thought it was very promising. - Call Me Kate 00:05
Well, the teachers at Ms. Porter's school thought it wa...
She had to change herself so that she was acceptable to the industry - Call Me Kate 00:09
She had to change herself so that she was acceptable to the ...
And that's why Philadelphia Story," the beginning of it is so exquisite. - Call Me Kate 00:06
And that's why Philadelphia Story," the beginning ...
Before there's no word spoken. Cary Grant pushes her down in the door. - Call Me Kate 00:07
Before there's no word spoken. Cary Grant pushes her do...
Guys wanted... the minute she opened her mouth, - Call Me Kate 00:07
Guys wanted... the minute she opened her mouth,
She thought, "Well, let me just do it." - Call Me Kate 00:05
She thought, "Well, let me just do it."
After that, it's like, ooh, she's a force to be reckoned with. - Call Me Kate 00:05
After that, it's like, ooh, she's a force to be re...
My friend Garson sent me a new idea he had had - Call Me Kate 00:07
My friend Garson sent me a new idea he had had
It wasn't finished, but I could already see it had great potential, - Call Me Kate 00:10
It wasn't finished, but I could already see it had grea...
I ripped off the front page that had their names on, - Call Me Kate 00:12
I ripped off the front page that had their names on,
I told him if he was interested, - Call Me Kate 00:08
I told him if he was interested,
He told me to head out to LA for a meeting with Mayer and himself as soon as I could. - Call Me Kate 00:07
He told me to head out to LA for a meeting with Mayer and hi...
So I caught a Stratoliner out straightaway. - Call Me Kate 00:05
So I caught a Stratoliner out straightaway.
Mayer, shrewd as hell, - Call Me Kate 00:06
Mayer, shrewd as hell,