
The Iron Petticoat
Comedy
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.
Top Cast


Bob Hope
Bob Hope
Captain Chuck Lockwood
Bob Hope
Captain Chuck Lockwood


Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
Captain Vinka Kovalenko
Katharine Hepburn
Captain Vinka Kovalenko


Noelle Middleton
Noelle Middleton
Lady Constance Warburton-Watts
Noelle Middleton
Lady Constance Warburton-Watts


James Robertson Justice
James Robertson Justice
Colonel Vladimir Denisovich Sklarnoff
James Robertson Justice
Colonel Vladimir Denisovich Sklarnoff


Robert Helpmann
Robert Helpmann
Ivan Kropotkin
Robert Helpmann
Ivan Kropotkin


David Kossoff
David Kossoff
Dr. Anton Antonovich Dubratz
David Kossoff
Dr. Anton Antonovich Dubratz


Alan Gifford
Alan Gifford
Colonel Newton Tarbell
Alan Gifford
Colonel Newton Tarbell


Nicholas Phipps
Nicholas Phipps
Tony Mallard
Nicholas Phipps
Tony Mallard


Paul Carpenter
Paul Carpenter
Major Lewis
Paul Carpenter
Major Lewis


Sidney James
Sidney James
Paul
Sidney James
Paul
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