The Iron Petticoat (1957)

  • NR
  • 01/07/1957 (US)
  • Comedy
  • 1h 27m

Bob and Kate...Simply Great

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.

Ralph Thomas

Director

Ben Hecht

Screenplay

Cast

Bob Hope's headshot

Bob Hope

Captain Chuck Lockwood
Katharine Hepburn's headshot

Katharine Hepburn

Captain Vinka Kovalenko
Noelle Middleton's headshot

Noelle Middleton

Lady Constance Warburton-Watts
James Robertson Justice's headshot

James Robertson Justice

Colonel Vladimir Denisovich Sklarnoff
Robert Helpmann's headshot

Robert Helpmann

Ivan Kropotkin
David Kossoff's headshot

David Kossoff

Dr. Anton Antonovich Dubratz
Alan Gifford's headshot

Alan Gifford

Colonel Newton Tarbell
Nicholas Phipps's headshot

Nicholas Phipps

Tony Mallard

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