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Call Me Kate

So when Hope abandons TheWarrior's Husband production, Kate's given thelead role chance...

So when Hope abandons The
Warrior's Husband production, Kate's given the
lead role chance and she channeled everything
that she had practiced

Full Transcript

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So when Hope abandons The Warrior's Husband production,
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Kate's given the lead role chance
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and she channeled everything that she had practiced.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
44
Timestamp in Movie
00:18:04
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.
The play was a huge success and catapulted her into the public's eye. - Call Me Kate 00:06
The play was a huge success and catapulted her into the publ...
I was finally starting to get the recognition I had craved. - Call Me Kate 00:06
I was finally starting to get the recognition I had craved.
And I was asked to go out to test for a part in a film - Call Me Kate 00:11
And I was asked to go out to test for a part in a film
I got a train with Laura - Call Me Kate 00:07
I got a train with Laura
I don't think the head of RKO, David Selznick, - Call Me Kate 00:08
I don't think the head of RKO, David Selznick,
Every actor in America had gone up for this part, - Call Me Kate 00:08
Every actor in America had gone up for this part,
So I decided to do something different, - Call Me Kate 00:06
So I decided to do something different,
I'd understudied Hope and watched her play that scene night after night, - Call Me Kate 00:08
I'd understudied Hope and watched her play that scene n...
John Barrymore came straight to see me after they watched it - Call Me Kate 00:07
John Barrymore came straight to see me after they watched it
Laura was to play the supporting role, - Call Me Kate 00:09
Laura was to play the supporting role,
Laura and I decided to move to Hollywood, - Call Me Kate 00:08
Laura and I decided to move to Hollywood,
Then shooting started on A Bill of Divorcement, - Call Me Kate 00:08
Then shooting started on A Bill of Divorcement,
In a beautiful chiffon dress, - Call Me Kate 00:09
In a beautiful chiffon dress,
In her very first film she played John Barrymore's daughter - Call Me Kate 00:09
In her very first film she played John Barrymore's daug...
She was 24 making her film debut. He was 50, a long established star. - Call Me Kate 00:08
She was 24 making her film debut. He was 50, a long establis...
He was one of the famous Hamlets of his generation. - Call Me Kate 00:05
He was one of the famous Hamlets of his generation.
He was also an infamous alcoholic, a womanizer, - Call Me Kate 00:10
He was also an infamous alcoholic, a womanizer,
I went, and there he was lying on his couch - Call Me Kate 00:09
I went, and there he was lying on his couch
"Oh, oh, I'm sorry. See you later," he said. - Call Me Kate 00:06
"Oh, oh, I'm sorry. See you later," he said.
I went, "Oh, my. How very strange." - Call Me Kate 00:08
I went, "Oh, my. How very strange."