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Film Matinee presenting: The Iron Petticoat

on BBC One London

[Starring] Bob Hope, Katharine Hepburn
with James Robertson Justice, Robert Helpmann, David Kossoff, Paul Carpenter

The sparks really fly when two of the screen's most dominant personalities -Bob Hope and Katharine Hepburn-are teamed in this hilarious comedy which tells of the efforts of an American Air Force officer to introduce a serious-minded woman pilot from the Soviet Union to some of the gaiety of London night life.

Contributors

Producer:
Betty Box
Director:
Ralph Thomas
Chuck Lockwood:
Bob Hope
Vinka Kovelenko:
Katharine Hepburn
Col. Sklarnoff:
James Robertson Justice
Ivan Kropotkin:
Robert Helpmann
Bubratz:
David Kossoff
Col. Tarbell:
Alan Gifford
Lewis:
Paul Carpenter
Connie:
Noelle Middleton
Tony Mallard:
Nicholas Phipps
Paul:
Sidney James
Senator:
Alexander Gauge
Lingerie clerk:
Richard Wattis
Tityana:
Sandra Dorne
Sutsiyawa:
Tutte Lemkow

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