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When Constance died suddenly while Kate was on tour
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Call Me Kate

When Constance died suddenlywhile Kate was on tour, Kate immediately hired Phyllisas her...

When Constance died suddenly
while Kate was on tour, Kate immediately hired Phyllis
as her own personal secretary

Full Transcript

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When Constance died suddenly while Kate was on tour,
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Kate immediately hired Phyllis as her own personal secretary.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:58:38
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.
Phyllis said, "I never married because there were no men. - Call Me Kate 00:06
Phyllis said, "I never married because there were no me...
So I came to America with Miss Hepburn and here I am." - Call Me Kate 00:15
So I came to America with Miss Hepburn and here I am."
And Kate kept her carefully for the rest of her life. - Call Me Kate 00:07
And Kate kept her carefully for the rest of her life.
Phyllis was very introverted and there to serve, basically. - Call Me Kate 00:08
Phyllis was very introverted and there to serve, basically.
She'd greet you at the door. She would say, "Madam is upstairs." - Call Me Kate 00:09
She'd greet you at the door. She would say, "Madam...
She was clearly very closely bonded to Hepburn. - Call Me Kate 00:07
She was clearly very closely bonded to Hepburn.
It was a very trusting relationship. - Call Me Kate 00:05
It was a very trusting relationship.
Spence, Phyllis and I became like a tight-knit family. - Call Me Kate 00:06
Spence, Phyllis and I became like a tight-knit family.
Phyllis helped take over everything in my life - Call Me Kate 00:07
Phyllis helped take over everything in my life
She would join us on holiday - Call Me Kate 00:07
She would join us on holiday
Women have to constantly be an act. - Call Me Kate 00:05
Women have to constantly be an act.
And Katharine Hepburn decided, "If I'm going to be an act, - Call Me Kate 00:17
And Katharine Hepburn decided, "If I'm going to be...
The film I have the most trouble watching - Call Me Kate 00:09
The film I have the most trouble watching
The idea of the character undercut her at every single moment. - Call Me Kate 00:07
The idea of the character undercut her at every single momen...
She is desperately alone and sad because she has no man. - Call Me Kate 00:06
She is desperately alone and sad because she has no man.
It's a lesson about what will happen to you - Call Me Kate 00:08
It's a lesson about what will happen to you
And the next horrible nail in the spinster coffin - Call Me Kate 00:07
And the next horrible nail in the spinster coffin
She's the head of a research foundation, - Call Me Kate 00:11
She's the head of a research foundation,
It's incredible to watch Hepburn with all her vigor - Call Me Kate 00:09
It's incredible to watch Hepburn with all her vigor
There's a happy ending where Spencer Tracy enters - Call Me Kate 00:08
There's a happy ending where Spencer Tracy enters