She looks lovely. She must feel special to have been a part of this groundbreaking movie. To know that it almost didn't get made is probably the biggest revelation for me.
Sidney Poitier had the best year any actor ever had in 1967: not only GWCTD but also In the Heat of the Night and To Sir With Love. That's an amazing year!
Hepburn and Kramer put their salaries in escrow to enable the film to be made, because Tracy was uninsurable due to his significant health problems. Tracy could only work in short sequences. The end speech was carefully edited together as he didn't have the stamina to complete it in an uninterrupted take. Towards the end of filming, Tracy told Kramer, If I died on the way home tonight, you have enough film of me to complete the picture. He died three weeks after production wrapped.
GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER: I fell in love with this movie when I first saw it, and this year 2019 I'm still in love with it! It's the only love movie I really enjoy watching, thanks to that beautiful Katharine Houghton, and my brother Sidney Poitier, love them both!
🤔 The dialogue between Poitier's character's mother and Spencer Tracey, were extremely powerful and pivotal.. a very close second to Tracey's dialogue in the final scene
The interviewer did a wonderful job, as did Katharine. I love that she is so real, so beautiful, articulate, well educated, and candid -- just like her aunt. Runs in the family.
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner w/ Katharine Houghton