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Call Me Kate

The hardest part about it all was that we weren't onlytold to not talk about Tom

The hardest part about it all was that we weren't only
told to not talk about Tom

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The hardest part about it all
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was that we weren't only told to not talk about Tom.
Duration
7 seconds
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35
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:21
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.
We had to pretend that he was not ever part of our family, - Call Me Kate 00:09
We had to pretend that he was not ever part of our family,
This was how our father managed the family's grief, - Call Me Kate 00:08
This was how our father managed the family's grief,
They were an amazing, bright, capable, cohesive family. - Call Me Kate 00:07
They were an amazing, bright, capable, cohesive family.
But her father came from a different era. - Call Me Kate 00:06
But her father came from a different era.
The reality of what happened in the Hepburn household - Call Me Kate 00:08
The reality of what happened in the Hepburn household
Dr. Hepburn loved his children, - Call Me Kate 00:14
Dr. Hepburn loved his children,
But by today's standards, really harsh, probably abusive. - Call Me Kate 00:06
But by today's standards, really harsh, probably abusiv...
You have to heat it slowly, - Call Me Kate 00:06
You have to heat it slowly,
I remember my mother talking about Tom's death, - Call Me Kate 00:23
I remember my mother talking about Tom's death,
But then as time passed, I asked my father about it, - Call Me Kate 00:19
But then as time passed, I asked my father about it,
It's because you were so mean to him." - Call Me Kate 00:12
It's because you were so mean to him."
And to have his eldest son die of his own hand - Call Me Kate 00:11
And to have his eldest son die of his own hand
Our family had a lot of troubles. - Call Me Kate 00:06
Our family had a lot of troubles.
Dr. Hepburn's older brothers died under suspicious conditions. - Call Me Kate 00:08
Dr. Hepburn's older brothers died under suspicious cond...
But it was considered in bad taste - Call Me Kate 00:09
But it was considered in bad taste
So his way of being strong was to go, - Call Me Kate 00:11
So his way of being strong was to go,
Our father moved us to a new neighborhood - Call Me Kate 00:06
Our father moved us to a new neighborhood
But Tom's death seemed to separate Kate from the outside world. - Call Me Kate 00:05
But Tom's death seemed to separate Kate from the outsid...
She became more introverted and withdrawn, - Call Me Kate 00:09
She became more introverted and withdrawn,
She told me she'd made a promise that she would never forget him - Call Me Kate 00:09
She told me she'd made a promise that she would never f...