Movies by Katharine Hepburn

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

A couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter brings home a fiancé who is black.

The Philadelphia Story

The Philadelphia Story

When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.

Rooster Cogburn

Rooster Cogburn

After a band of drunken thugs overruns a small Indian Nation town, killing Reverend Goodnight and raping the women folk, Eula Goodnight enlists the aid of US Marshal Cogburn to hunt them down and bring her father's killers to justice.

Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate

Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate

A peep behind the scenes of the golden era of Hollywood to discover exactly how and why Katharine Hepburn became one of the most famous actresses in the glamorous world of cinema.

State of the Union

State of the Union

An industrialist is urged to run for President, but this requires uncomfortable compromises on both political and marital levels.

Katharine Hepburn: All About Me

Katharine Hepburn: All About Me

In a rare interview, Katharine Hepburn shares her memories and memorabilia.

Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell

Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell

The life and career of legendary Hollywood glamour portrait photographer George Hurrell is profiled by his contemporaries including other photographers and actors he has shot.

Long Day's Journey Into Night

Long Day's Journey Into Night

Over the course of one foggy day in August 1912, a retired Irish theater actor grapples with the morphine addiction of his unbalanced wife, debauchery of his older son, and sickness of the youngest son as past guilts, repressed anger, and deep-seated regrets slowly come boiling out, threatening to destroy the family.

The Rainmaker

The Rainmaker

Lizzie Curry is on the verge of becoming a hopeless old maid. Her wit and intelligence and skills as a homemaker can't make up for the fact that she's just plain plain! Even the town sheriff, File, for whom she harbors a secrect yen, won't take a chance --- until the town suffers a drought and into the lives of Lizzie and her brothers and father comes one Bill Starbuck ... profession: Rainmaker!

Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues

Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues

Music documentary directed by Patrick T. Kelly.

Song of Love

Song of Love

Composer Robert Schumann struggles to compose his symphonies while his loving wife Clara offers her support. Also helping the Schumanns is their lifelong friend, composer Johannes Brahms.

The Costume Designer

The Costume Designer

This short focuses on the job of the costume designer in the production of motion pictures. The costume designer must design clothing that is correct for the film historically and geographically, and must be appropriate for the mood of the individual scene. We see famed costume designer Edith Head at work on a production. The Costume Designer was part of The Industry Film Project, a twelve-part series produced by the film studios and the Academy. Each series episode was produced to inform the public on a specific facet of the motion picture ...

Bringing Up Baby

Bringing Up Baby

David Huxley is waiting to get a bone he needs for his museum collection. Through a series of strange circumstances, he meets Susan Vance, and the duo have a series of misadventures which include a leopard called Baby.

The Madwoman of Chaillot

The Madwoman of Chaillot

An eccentric Parisian woman's optimistic perception of life begins to sound more rational than the traditional beliefs of others. The story is set in a 20th-century society endangered by power and greed and imagines the rebellion of the "little people" against corrupt and soulless authority.

Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love

Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love

A short documentary about the making of the 1956 film, High Society. Hosted by Celeste Holm.

The Corn Is Green

The Corn Is Green

A strong-willed teacher, determined to educate the poor and illiterate youth of an impoverished Welsh village, discovers one student whom she believes to have the seeds of genius in him.

Katharine Hepburn: On Her Own Terms

Katharine Hepburn: On Her Own Terms

Four-time Oscar-winner Katharine Hepburn called herself a "personality" as well as an actress, and rightfully so. This biography chronicles her life as an independent woman and legendary actress, from her childhood to her passionate relationships. Brought to light are thoughts on Howard Hughes, John Ford and longtime companion Spencer Tracy. Her story comes to life through rare home movies, screen tests, movie outtakes and interviews.

Bacall on Bogart

Bacall on Bogart

Lauren Bacall tells the story of her late husband Humphrey Bogart, presenting clips from his movies and interview clips with his peers.

The African Queen

The African Queen

At the start of the First World War, in the middle of Africa’s nowhere, a gin soaked riverboat captain is persuaded by a strong-willed missionary to go down river and face-off a German warship.

The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy

Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.