Hecht had been part of the screenwriting team on the similarly themed Comrade X (1940). The Iron Petticoat earned $1,260,000 in the United States and in Canada. The Iron Petticoat (1956) BOMB (out of 4) Every once in a while I'll watch a film with a bad reputation and find it not nearly as bad as you'd have believed. She defects because she feels discriminated against as a woman. Cary Grant, William Holden and James Stewart were some of … THE IRON PETTICOAT is a creaky and dated comedy set in the Cold War era. Watch the full movie online. Chuck Lockwood) Katharine Hepburn (Capt. It features two absolutely mismatched stars whose lack of chemistry undermines the film. And the pairing of Hope and Hepburn is just so damn strange. The Iron Petticoat Bob Hope Katharine Hepburn James Robertson Justice (1956) A United States officer (Bob Hope) attempts to brainwash a Soviet pilot (Katharine Hepburn) who defected because she was passed over for a promotion. “The Iron Petticoat” was an independent British-based production about a female captain in the Soviet Air Force who flies her jet fighter to a U.S. base in Germany. The Iron Petticoat is a 1956 feature film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring Bob Hope and Katharine Hepburn. A United States officer (Bob Hope) attempts to brainwash a Soviet pilot (Katharine Hepburn) who defected because she was passed over for a promotion. Captain Vinka Kovelenko lands a Russian jet in West German territory to the surprise of US armed forces who take her prisoner. 3 / 5 stars 27%. Too, there's that Hepburn is more suited to sophisticated drawing room comedies while Hope specializes in thudding pratfalls and in directing asides at the fourth wall. However, she remains a full-blooded Communist and has nothing but disdain for the West. The 1956 Anglo-American remake of the 1939 Ernst Lubitsch-Greta Garbo classic Ninotchka is now available on DVD/Blu-ray, and will have its Turner Classic Movies premiere today at 5 p.m. PT. The Iron Petticoat (aka Not for Money) is a 1956 British Cold War comedy film starring Bob Hope and Katharine Hepburn, and directed by Ralph Thomas.The screenplay by Ben Hecht became the focus of a contentious history behind the production, and led to the film's eventual suppression by Hope. Available on: TV Computer Tablet Phone. But no more. However, she is neither on a mission nor defecting, she is merely upset about a personal matter back home. When I heard that the Bob Hope Estate pretty much removed this film from circulation I figured it was just a movie … Vinka Kovelenko) Noelle Middleton (Connie) James Robertson Justice (Col. Sklarnoff) Captain Vinka Kovelenko defects from Russia, but not for political reasons. The Iron Petticoat 1956. 1956 90 min TVPG Comedy Feature Film. Hotshot USAF pilot Hope … Movie (1956) Starring: Bob Hope (Capt. Ralph Thomas Director: Independent Film Distributors UK Distributor: MGM US Distributor: Romulus Films Production Company: Soviet fighter pilot Hepburn defects to the West when she's passed over for promotion. The Iron Petticoat. Starring Katharine Hepburn and Bob Hope, The Iron Petticoat became a movie rarity for decades, unavailable for viewing (at least in the United States) since 1966. At the time this movie was made Bob Hope was 52 and Katharine Hepburn was 48. She announces that her defection is based on the anger of being overlooked for a promotion. The Iron Petticoat provides a few chuckles but lacks in originality. The film was mostly unavailable in the United States for more than half a century. 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