CinemaOSMovie · 1956 · 1h 27m · NR

The Iron Petticoat

Bob and Kate...Simply Great

57%(24)IMDbComedy

Captain Vinka Kovalenko defects from Russia, but not for political reasons. She defects because she feels discriminated against as a woman. Captain Chuck Lockwood gets the order to show her the bright side of capitalism, while she tries to convince him of the superiority of communism. Naturally, they fall in love, but there's still the KGB, which doesn't like the idea of having a defected Russian officer running around in London.

Directed byRalph Thomas

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 27m
Language
EN
Released
September 1, 1956
Studios
Romulus FilmsHope EnterprisesLondon Films Productions

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Bob Hope

Bob Hope

Captain Chuck Lockwood

Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn

Captain Vinka Kovalenko

Noelle Middleton

Noelle Middleton

Lady Constance Warburton-Watts

James Robertson Justice

James Robertson Justice

Colonel Vladimir Denisovich Sklarnoff

Robert Helpmann

Robert Helpmann

Ivan Kropotkin

David Kossoff

David Kossoff

Dr. Anton Antonovich Dubratz

Alan Gifford

Alan Gifford

Colonel Newton Tarbell

Nicholas Phipps

Nicholas Phipps

Tony Mallard

Paul Carpenter

Paul Carpenter

Major Lewis

Sidney James

Sidney James

Paul

Creative team
Directed by
Ralph Thomas
Ralph Thomas
Written by
Ben Hecht
Ben Hecht
Produced by
Harry Saltzman
Harry Saltzman
Betty E. Box

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