The Iron Petticoat
The Iron Petticoat

The Iron Petticoat

Bob and Kate...Simply Great

5.8(20 votes)
1956
1h 27m
Comedy

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.

Production

Romulus Films, Hope Enterprises, London Films Productions, Remus

Cast

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

Sid James

Sid James

Paul

Alexander Gauge

Alexander Gauge

Senator Howley

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