Movies: Katharine Hepburn

Constance, a poor but aspiring composer, meets the great conductor, Franz, through their old music teacher. They fall in love, despite Constance knowing about Franz's weakness for pretty women....

Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression....

A history of anti-Asian racism and yellowface in Hollywood after the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack....

This short documentary, presented and directed by MGM sound engineer Douglas Shearer, goes behind the scenes to look at how the sound portion of a talking picture is created....

Two aging actors, who had a brief but intense marriage in the 1940s, are reunited decades later to find that issues between them are not resolved....

In this tribute to her frequent co-star and longtime love, Katharine Hepburn hosts a behind-the-scenes look at Spencer Tracy's personal and professional life that features intimate personal accounts, interviews and clips from his most acclaimed work ...

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

The childhood, adolescence, and incredible adult years of Al Hirschfeld, celebrated creator of thousands of line drawings of famous people - many in the entertainment industry - over a span of more than sixty years. He is still drawing in his ninetie...

Short documentary extolling the virtues and necessity for women to participate in America's preparation for war, showing women working in scientific, industrial, and voluntary-services activities. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2008....

A retrospective of the life and career of actor Cary Grant, including clips from his films and interviews with his friends and co-workers....

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....

Stamatis cannot get over his breakup with Katerina. He stays locked inside, until one night Katerina visits him with one purpose only: to get him out of the house....

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....

Henry Fonda hosts this retrospective on the career and films of iconic filmmaker David O. Selznick, who epitomized the era of the auteur producer in the 30s and 40s....

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

This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including Shirley Temple and Walt Disney, plus acceptance speeches for films released in 1939 with recipients and presenters including Vivien Leigh, Judy Garland, Ha...

A documentary reflecting on women in film and the entertainment industry through the ages led and hosted by some of its most beloved female icons....

A TV special on the 100th anniversary of the birth of film....

This documentary revisits the making of Gone with the Wind via archival footage, screen tests, insightful interviews and rare film footage....

With a glittering cast that includes Katharine Hepburn and Karen Austin in lead roles, Laura Lansing Slept Here is a humorous family movie. Hepburn plays Laura Lansing, a novelist who undergoes an identity crisis as, despite her fame and fortune, she...