The Iron Petticoat (1956)

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Released:
1956-09-01

Overview:
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.

Director:
Ralph Thomas

Runtime:
1h 27min

Genre:
Comedy

  • Cast:
  • Bob Hope
    as
    Captain Chuck Lockwood
  • Katharine Hepburn
    as
    Captain Vinka Kovalenko
  • Noelle Middleton
    as
    Lady Constance Warburton-Watts
  • James Robertson Justice
    as
    Colonel Vladimir Denisovich Sklarnoff
  • Robert Helpmann
    as
    Ivan Kropotkin