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The Iron Petticoat (1956)

 -  Comedy  -  7 January 1957 (USA)
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Captain Vinka Kovelenko 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... See full summary »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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Major Charles "Chuck" Lockwood
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Captain Vinka Kovelenko
Noelle Middleton ...
Lady Connie Warburton-Watts
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Colonel Sklarnoff
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Ivan Kropotkin
David Kossoff ...
Dr. Anton Dubratz
Alan Gifford ...
Colonel Newt Tarbell
Nicholas Phipps ...
Tony Mallard
Paul Carpenter ...
Major Lewis
Sid James ...
Paul (as Sidney James)
Alexander Gauge ...
Senator Howley
Sandra Dorne ...
Tityana
Richard Wattis ...
Lingerie Clerk
Tutte Lemkow ...
Sutsiyawa
Olaf Pooley
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Captain Vinka Kovelenko 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 superority of communism. Naturaly, 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. Written by Stephan Eichenberg <eichenbe@fak-cbg.tu-muenchen.de>

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He's a Spy...She's a Spy...and IT'S SPYHIGH WITH HILARITY! (original print ad - many caps) See more »

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7 January 1957 (USA)  »

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| (TCM print) (restored)

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(Westrex Recording System)

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1.85 : 1
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The "MIG" shown at the beginning of the movie is not an F86 Saberjet it is an F84 Thunderstreak. Note the wings are higher on the body and the cockpit is further aft on an F84 than an F86. See more »

Goofs

When the "MiG" is shown at the beginning of the film it's not an actual MiG, but a US-built Republic F-84F. The U.S. aircraft sent out to intercept it are North American F-86Ds See more »

Quotes

Vinka Kovelenko: A good Communist has no subconcious!
Colonel Tarbell: That may very well be what's wrong with them!
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Connections

Referenced in Harry Saltzman: Showman (2000) See more »

Soundtracks

"The Knightsbridge March"
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Music by Eric Coates
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Bad for Hepburn
29 November 2012 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

Saw this movie for the first and I hope the last time today. It was presented on TCM movie channel for the first time in 40 years, so we were told. It was hidden in England all these years. And no wonder. This has got to be the worst film ever Kate. Her accent of a Russian was terrible. Bob,s performance was his normal stupidity. And using classic English actors as Russians does not help the film. The story line has been used many times in films. Some with success. It just does not work in this one. Maybe they made the film just for the money. It,s missing the artistic talent that is available with these stars. This is truly a "bomb".


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