The Iron Petticoat (1956)
The Iron Petticoat (1956)
Bob and Kate...Simply Great
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.

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Cast

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

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.


Tagline: Bob and Kate...Simply Great
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Comedy

Language: English, Italiano

Release Date: 01 September 1956

Country: US

Runtime: 87m

Company Credits

Company: Romulus Films, Hope Enterprises, London Films Productions, Remus

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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

Sandra Dorne

Sandra Dorne

Tityana

Richard Wattis

Richard Wattis

Lingerie Clerk

Tutte Lemkow

Tutte Lemkow

Sutsiyawa

Martin Boddey

Martin Boddey

Grisha

Olaf Pooley

Olaf Pooley

Major Osip Feodor Ganovich

Richard Leech

Richard Leech

Alex

Eugene Deckers

Eugene Deckers

Bartender

Directed By

Ralph Thomas

Ralph Thomas

Director

James H. Ware

James H. Ware

Assistant Director

Joan Davis

Joan Davis

Continuity

Writing Credits

Ben Hecht

Ben Hecht

Screenplay

Production Crew

Harry Saltzman

Harry Saltzman

Producer

Denis Holt

Denis Holt

Production Manager

Betty E. Box

Betty E. Box

Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

W.T. Partleton

W.T. Partleton

Makeup Artist

Yvonne Caffin

Yvonne Caffin

Costume Design

Sound

John W. Mitchell

John W. Mitchell

Sound Recordist

Gordon K. McCallum

Gordon K. McCallum

Sound Recordist

Roger Cherrill

Roger Cherrill

Sound Editor

Benjamin Frankel

Benjamin Frankel

Music

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Ernest Steward

Ernest Steward

Director of Photography

H. A. R. Thomson

H. A. R. Thomson

Camera Operator

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Carmen Dillon

Carmen Dillon

Art Direction

Vernon Dixon

Vernon Dixon

Set Dresser

Ernest Archer

Ernest Archer

Art Department Assistant

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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