The Iron Petticoat [40953] Released: 1956-09-01 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 87 mins Popularity: 0.9339 Vote Average: 5.8 Vote Count: 20 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. Cast [17] Bob HopeCaptain Chuck Lo Katharine HepburnCaptain Vinka Ko Noelle MiddletonLady Constance W James Robertson JusticeColonel Vladimir Robert HelpmannIvan Kropotkin David KossoffDr. Anton Antono Alan GiffordColonel Newton T Nicholas PhippsTony Mallard Sid JamesPaul Alexander GaugeSenator Howley Sandra DorneTityana Richard WattisLingerie Clerk Tutte LemkowSutsiyawa Martin BoddeyGrisha Olaf PooleyMajor Osip Feodo Richard LeechAlex Eugene DeckersBartender Trailers The Iron Petticoat (Original Trailer)