The iron petticoat movie

The iron petticoat is an english movie directed by ralph thomas released in the year 1956. 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 bob hope movies i like can be counted on the tips of my thumbs. 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. She defects because she feels discriminated against as a woman.

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 the unmitigated disaster many have claimed it. Original iron petticoat, the 1956 movie poster in c7. Read the the iron petticoat movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Tcm to premiere long unavailable the iron petticoat. Captain vinka kovelenko defects from russia, but not for political reasons. With a little help from me, tcm finally unloosens the. Hecht had been part of the screenwriting team on a similar themed comrade x 1940. However, she remains a fullblooded communist and has nothing but disdain for the west. Katharine hepburn and bob hope in the iron petticoat 1956. Naturaly, they fall in love, but theres still the kgb, which doesnt like the idea of having a defected. 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. The iron petticoat provides a few chuckles but lacks in originality. The iron petticoat 1957 movie posters cinematerial. The iron petticoat is a film directed by ralph thomas with bob hope, katharine hepburn, noelle middleton, james robertson justice, year.

Turns out, the backstory to this film is by far more interesting than the film itself. If any of them wish to file a disclaimer the line forms to the right, appropriately. 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. Sklarnoff captain vinka kovelenko defects from russia, but not for political reasons. Its called silk stockings, and for my money silk stockings is far superior to ninotchka and the iron petticoat. 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 patriotic capitalist, will premiere on. With a little help from me, tcm finally unloosens the iron petticoat. Robert aldrichs 1977 political thriller twilights last gleaming and the 1956 comedy the iron petticoat arrive on dvd and bluray. 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. Gallery of 9 movie poster and cover images for the iron petticoat 1957. 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 release by critics and. Greta garbo was unhappy with katharine hepburn because she made a movie called the iron petticoat. One of the highest profile classic movies thats never been shown on u.

And the pairing of hope and hepburn is just so damn strange. Iron petticoat1956 katherine hepburn, bob hope movie. The screenplay by ben hecht became the focus of a contentious history behind the production, and led to the films eventual suppression by hope. 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. The iron petticoat 1956 articles read articles and publications about the iron petticoat, 1956, directed by ralph thomas, with bob hope, katharine hepburn, noelle middleton, the iron petticoat wikipedia, the free encyclopedia the iron petticoat is a 1956 british cold war comedy film starring bob hope and katharine hepburn and. Illfated bob hopekatharine hepburn comedy, gone for four. 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. The iron petticoat 1957 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The iron petticoat photos view all photos 1 movie info. 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. With bob hope, katharine hepburn, noelle middleton, james robertson justice. Iron petticoat1956 katherine hepburn, bob hope pressbook directed by.

Those of you who are more perceptive than i, may have gleaned that little bit of information from the films title, the iron petticoat it. The film was a parody on ninotchka 1939, and garbo thought the hepburn film was the worst film that she had ever seen. The iron petticoat, which featured a feud that played out in the hollywood reporter, will air on turner classic movies next month. Watch the iron petticoat region 2 movie online streaming. Independent film distributors released a 95minute version of the iron petticoat in the uk, but hope, who had sole possession of the american rights, turned over a shorter 83minute edition.

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. A witness to the finished picture may readily figure why. 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 made in 1956 and right from the beginning they are letting us know, that flying ace, captain vinka kovelenko is every bit as strong and capable as any of the men in the movie.

The iron petticoat, a 1956 british movie, is not one of those. 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. Vinka kovelenko noelle middleton connie james robertson justice col. 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 the unmitigated disaster many have claimed it to be. The iron petticoat 1956, a film by ralph thomas theiapolis. The iron petticoat, which encloses katharine hepburn and bob hope, is about as inflexible and ponderous as the garment its title describes. When i heard that the bob hope estate pretty much removed this film from circulation i figured it was just a movie. Yes, even the iron petticoat, the 1956 movie well be talking about here, on karavansara.

I knew very little about the film, and i certainly wasnt expecting her to walk into the room, dressed as a. 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. Essentially a rehash of ninotchka, the film stars bob hope as chuck lockwood, an american military officer assigned to decommunize defecting russian aviator vinka kovelonko katharine hepburn. The iron petticoat is also katharine hepburns worst film, and keep in mind that she made this in 1956, decades past when she was touted as box office poison. The iron petticoat lifts the basic premise of all those films, and does the least with it. Released 1956, the iron petticoat stars bobhope, katharinehepburn, jamesrobertsonjustice, roberthelpmann the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 30 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Original movie poster for iron petticoat, the 1956 27538 mgm original half sheet poster 22x28 folded good conidtion theaterused offered by kirby mcdaniel movieart of austin, texas. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will. The iron petticoat 1956 bomb out of 4 every once in a while ill watch a film with a bad reputation and find it not nearly as bad as youd have believed. The 1956 angloamerican remake of the 1939 ernst lubitschgreta garbo classic ninotchka is now available on dvdbluray, and will have its turner classic movies premiere today at 5 p. The iron petticoat internet movie plane database wiki.

The iron petticoat wikimili, the free encyclopedia. She announces that her defection is based on the anger of being overlooked for a promotion. Now, the film may be seen with fresh eyes from a historical perspective in its release on bluraydvd. Maybe the juiciest behindthescenes item to come out of this whole mess is the printed war of words between hope and scriptwriter ben hecht.

Excellent fine condition never folded will ship flat 100% original movie memorabilia not a reproduction. The film is in color and vistavision and is distributed by metrogoldwynmayer. 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. This movie had katharine hepburn, bob hope in the lead roles of the film premise no data available. At the time this movie was made bob hope was 52 and katharine hepburn was 48. The musicalcomedy retelling of ninotchka, staring fred astaire and the stunningly beautiful and wonderfully talented cyd charisse.