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The Iron Petticoat (1956)

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.

  • Comedy

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Bob HopeBob HopeCaptain Chuck Lockwood
  • Photo of Katharine HepburnKatharine HepburnCaptain Vinka Kovalenko
  • Photo of Noelle MiddletonNoelle MiddletonLady Constance Warburton-Watts
  • Photo of James Robertson JusticeJames Robertson JusticeColonel Vladimir Denisovich Sklarnoff
  • Photo of Robert HelpmannRobert HelpmannIvan Kropotkin
  • Photo of David KossoffDavid KossoffDr. Anton Antonovich Dubratz
  • Photo of Alan GiffordAlan GiffordColonel Newton Tarbell
  • Photo of Nicholas PhippsNicholas PhippsTony Mallard
  • Photo of Sidney JamesSidney JamesPaul
  • Photo of Alexander GaugeAlexander GaugeSenator Howley

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