Hope, whose company controlled us rights as one of the films producers, cut 12 minutes from the version released in the uk. The iron petticoat 1956, which stars hepburn as a soviet jet pilot and hope as an air force officer charged with turning the diehard communist into a. Venetian bird is a 1952 british thriller film directed by ralph thomas and starring richard todd, eva bartok and john gregson. Run the iron slowly back and forth over the pressing cloth to remove the wrinkles from the crinoline. At the time this movie was made bob hope was 52 and katharine hepburn was 48. The iron lady is the fictionalized biography of former prime minister margaret portrayed her later years living in london, after the death of her husband denis thatcher. The iron petticoat 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. Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the ralph thomasdirected movie via subscription can be a. The iron petticoat was released through metrogoldwynmayer in the american market. Adapted by victor canning from his own 1950 novel of the same title, in its us release, it was titled the assassin. Clippings are all original pieces and approximately 8x11 per page and come from a magazine unless otherwise noted. Lensed in england, the iron petticoat has been out of circulation for so long that its difficult to determine whether it is a longlost classic or. Iron petticoat, the 1956 original complete set of 8 us movie poster lobby cards the iron petticoat, the 1956 ralph thomas english romantic capitalismvscommunism political comedy mgm presents the comedy team of the year. Subplots involve lockwood trying to marry connie noelle.
Read the the iron petticoat movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. The iron petticoat provides a few chuckles but lacks in originality. I wrote a story, based on this song, back when i was in high school, to impress the. The iron petticoat, bob hope, katharine hepburn full page. Overview of the iron petticoat, 1956, directed by ralph thomas, with bob hope, katharine hepburn, noelle middleton, at turner classic movies.
The iron petticoat is a 1956 british cold war comedy film starring bob hope and katharine hepburn and directed by ralph thomas. The tcm vault collection, which celebrates its fourth anniversary next month, scores a coup with todays firstever u. The nowinfamous the iron petticoat 1956 was the pairs only movie together unsurprisingly, since the two were at odds during filming and their joint effort was a critical and commercial failure. I knew very little about the film, and i certainly wasnt expecting her to walk into. The iron petticoat 1957 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Bob hope and katharine hepburn, two cinematic icons, made this one movie together and then called quits to their onscreen partnership.
The iron petticoat is a cold war comedy in which hepburn plays captain vinka kovelenko, an aviator who defects from the soviet union, landing her mig in west germany, where she is quickly turned over to the u. And the pairing of hope and hepburn is just so damn strange. Vinka defects, not for political freedom, but because she feels discriminated against as a woman in the soviet air force. Captain chuck lockwood gets the order to show her the. Turns out, the backstory to this film is by far more interesting than the film itself. Released 1956, the iron petticoat stars bobhope, katharinehepburn, jamesrobertsonjustice, roberthelpmann the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 30. Great full page vintage promotional ad for the movie the iron petticoat. Excellent fine condition never folded will ship flat 100% original movie memorabilia not a reproduction. If the crinoline item has multiple layers as is often the case with slips that go under a dress or skirt iron one layer at a time. View movie details on imdb view movie details on allmovie. The bob hope movies i like can be counted on the tips of my thumbs. Hepburn plays a russian aviatrix who lands in west germany and is quickly converted to capitalism after sampling life in the west in the company of major chuck lockwood hope. Captain chuck lockwood gets the order to show her the bright side of capitalism, while she tries to convince. Illfated bob hopekatharine hepburn comedy, gone for four.
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. American films with russian content school of humanities. The basic plot for the frothy romantic comedy ninotchka is revamped and updated to reflect the cold war in this comedy that stars bob hope as an army major assigned to. Iron petticoat1956 katherine hepburn, bob hope movie.
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. Naturaly, they fall in love, but theres still the kgb, which doesnt like the idea of having a. The screenplay by ben hecht became the focus of a contentious history behind the production, and led to the films eventual suppression by hope. Tcm to premiere long unavailable the iron petticoat.
Hecht had been part of the screenwriting team on a similar themed comrade x 1940. Get for pc film 1080p petticoat pirates from 5movies. Often clippings look darker than they appear in real life. The iron petticoat 1956 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Hopes cutting prompted hecht to take a full page ad in the hollywood reporter which stated. Coincidentally, another rare film with a cold war connection has surfaced on home video. Hotshot usaf pilot hope is assigned to thaw her out, with romantic results. The iron petticoat has unobtrusive staining and a tear in the lower right braced with a strip of masking tape that wraps around to the verso. With bob hope, katharine hepburn, noelle middleton, james robertson justice. The screenplay by ben hecht became the focus of a contentious history behind the production and led to the films eventual suppression by hope. 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. Thanks to the good graces of turner classic movies.
The iron petticoat lifts the basic premise of all those films, and does the least with it. Captain vinka kovelenko defects from russia, but not for political reasons. She defects because she feels discriminated against as a woman. The iron petticoat is another film which i recently viewed for the first time, and stars katharine hepburn, our favorite of the month for september. Need to watch the iron petticoat on your tv, phone, or tablet.
Please see fullcolor, enlargeable images above for more details. Yes, even jet pilot, which released after the iron petticoat but actually started shooting its scenes in 1949. Iron petticoat1956 katherine hepburn, bob hope pressbook directed by. The iron petticoat wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Hope responded with a trade ad of his own, but with all this happening before the movies release, it poisoned the well, and the iron petticoat was trashed upon its. Upon watching the very first scene where hepburn enters, i realised that she is one of the actresses who will never fail to surprise me. The iron petticoat was an independent britishbased production about a female captain in the soviet air force who flies her jet fighter to a u. She announces that her defection is based on the anger of being overlooked for a promotion. Yes, even the iron petticoat, the 1956 movie well be talking about here, on karavansara. The iron petticoat was released under an unusual arrangement that gave romulus control over the film in the eastern hemisphere and allowed hopes company to sell it in the west which he did, to mgm the company that had made the original ninotchka in 1939 and would do an official musical remake, silk stockings, in 1957, the year. Any rough edges that may appear in photos will be trimmed before shipment. Soviet fighter pilot hepburn defects to the west when shes passed over for promotion.
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