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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Crimson" data-source="post: 268261" data-attributes="member: 5079">It's hard to imagine Kate, even under different circumstances, reducing herself to shlock or a guest appearance in a sitcom.  I think at least part of that late career revival Hepburn experienced was due to the perception of her career being "classy", whereas Davis (and Crawford) gave the impression of sinking to any level to remain active.   Clearly not all of Hepburn's films were "good", but not even GRACE QUIGLEY felt like bottom-of-the-barrel dreck.    I think Hepburn's regal nonchalance about her career -- even though she admitted later that she cared, very much -- had a reverse-psychological effect on the audience.   Davis gave off an air of almost palpable desperation.  I honestly don't know, but it seems improbable to me that the producers didn't consider the possibility of a Hepburn/Davis matchup.  Mind you, I think Hepburn would have turned it down anyway.</blockquote>