The iron petticoat, which encloses katharine hepburn and bob hope, is about as. The guns of fort petticoat 1957 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The screenplay by ben hecht, based in part on a 1930 play by laurence stallings, was the second feature film adaptation of ernest hemingway s 1929 semiautobiographical novel of the same name. A cold war romantic comedy starring bob hope and katharine. Now, the film may be seen with fresh eyes from a historical perspective in its release on bluraydvd. The screenplay by ben hecht became the focus of a contentious history behind the production, and led to the film s eventual suppression by hope. The petticoats releases a single ep on stefs own label, blablabla records, theyshe had also one peel session in 1981 and recorded with robert crash paranoia, lifeno and dreams in 1981 for this various scaling triangles release in 1981. 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. The iron petticoat provides a few chuckles but lacks in originality. After that, her film career got a boost with feature films such as mary of scotland, quality street, a woman rebels and the stage doors. They are interested chiefly in their polish and false busoms. Captain chuck lockwood gets the order to show her the. Americas funnyman from the silver screen, quick with a quip and ready at all times to muster up a joke, especially if the jokes on him. The iron petticoat aka not for money is a 1956 british cold war comedy film starring bob.
The guns of fort petticoat 1957 cast and crew moviefone. Iron petticoat resurfaces after 56 years new york post. Bob hope and katharine hepburn, two cinematic icons, made this one movie together and then called quits to their onscreen partnership. The screenplay by ben hecht became the focus of a contentious history behind the production, and led to the film. Clum 1956 world in my corner tommy shea 1956 to hell and back himself 1955 destry tom destry 1954 drums. 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. Much maligned, long supressed film is actually not bad. A farewell to arms 1957 film wikipedia republished wiki 2. Consequently, if you admire the acting of katharine hepburn and the comedy of bob hope, then avoid watching the iron petticoat, which is literally the last film of either one of these stars that you would ever want to see. Operation petticoat was a hit with audiences and critics. Frou frou list a petticoat pondpetticoat and crinoline. Any rating comments obviously refer to the quality of the film visavis froufrou.
This is a terrible film that all the major participants basically disavowed. The guns of fort petticoat is a western film directed by george marshall, and written by walter doniger screenplay, released in april of 1957 in the usa. Gallery of 9 movie poster and cover images for the iron petticoat 1957. Captain vinka kovelenko defects from russia, but not for political reasons. Opposing his commanding officers decision to attack a group of innocent indians and wipe them out, lt. The iron petticoat is a 1956 british cold war comedy film starring bob hope and katharine hepburn and directed by ralph thomas. Feb 10, 2017 my name is nobody western english free and full movie henry fonda hd spaghetti western duration. Naturaly, they fall in love, but theres still the kgb, which doesnt like the idea of having a defected. Illfated bob hopekatharine hepburn comedy, gone for four.
Basically a remake of ninotchka, and also very similar to jet pilot, an awful film that was actually made six years previously but not released until this was unleashed on the public. Operation petticoat is an early blake edwards film and maybe it sums up his career. Petticoat may be the least notable of the seven film that hepburn made in. Songwriter, peter hart received the 1958 ivor novello award for best song musically and lyrically for the title song, performed by vera lynn. The iron petticoat approved 1h 27min comedy 7 january 1957 usa captain vinka kovelenko defects from russia, but not for political reasons. The iron petticoat 1956 stream and watch online moviefone.
Le film the iron petticoat 1957 vostfr admin 20170516t02. The iron petticoat 1957 movie posters cinematerial. The iron petticoat wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Original source was 35mm vistavision scanned at 3k. 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. With bob hope, katharine hepburn, noelle middleton, james robertson justice. Oct 27, 2019 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.
Audie murphy is starring, alongside kathryn grant, hope emerson, jeff donnell, jeanette nolan and sean mcclory. The iron petticoat lifts the basic premise of all those films, and does the least with it. She is thought of as one of the top screen actresses in movie history. We are also now adding films which feature classic crinolines and petticoat as well. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will.
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. She was nominated for 12 academy awards, winning four hepburn was born in hartford, connecticut and went to bryn mawr college. The iron petticoat was the first film production for saltzman, who later became wellknown as one of the producers of the james bond films. She got her degree in 1928 and started on broadway that same year. A witness to the finished picture may readily figure why. Turns out, the backstory to this film is by far more interesting than the film itself. The iron petticoat, which featured a feud that played out in the hollywood reporter, will air on turner classic movies next month. 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. Ben hecht wrote this loose remake of ninotchka as a vehicle for hepburn. Iron petticoat 2k film restoration for tcm on vimeo. Overview of the iron petticoat, 1956, directed by ralph thomas, with bob hope, katharine hepburn, noelle middleton, at turner classic movies skip navigation tcm.
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. The illustrious ben hecht was the initial screenwriter here with a work intended for cary grant and kate hepburn, but cary dropped out and so the producers got mr. She had mixed success with her films, but she was also known for her off screen attitude, which apparently wasnt setting well with the filmmakers. Katharine hepburn may 12, 1907 june 29, 2003 was an american actress. Katharine hepburn and bob hope in the iron petticoat 1956. Hotshot usaf pilot hope is assigned to thaw her out, with romantic results. Howard hughes and the c old war aviation film jet pilot 1957 volume 5. Frank hewitt leaves his post and heads home to texas. The screenplay by ben hecht, based in part on a 1930 play by laurence stallings, was the second feature film adaptation of ernest hemingways 1929 semiautobiographical novel of the same name. It was unlike anything hope had done in the past, but he said he wanted to work with hepburn, and would play the character as written.
Krilencu attempts to escape through a window, which is situated in anita ekbergs mouth, on the wallsized poster. 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. Call me bwana is plugged in eon productions 1963 bond film from russia with love during a sequence where ali kerim bey assassinates the russian agent krilencu with a sniper rifle. With a little help from me, tcm finally unloosens the iron petticoat. 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. 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. The guns of fort petticoat is one of my favorite audie murphy movies, but if were honest, this one isnt even so much about audie. Last completed movie pages the salzburg connection. The iron petticoat 1957 is a comedy movie starring bob hope and katharine hepburn. Its all about the female cast, making it one of the few 50s westerns that focus entirely on women in a genre otherwise rather dominated by men. Back in october 1956, the film industry was caught offguard by a nasty public feud between noted writer ben hecht and comedy star bob hope. The wind cannot read is a 1958 british drama film directed by ralph thomas and starring dirk bogarde, yoko tani, ronald lewis and john fraser.
The petticoats were herself doing the vocals, playing the guitar, the bass and drums. The iron petticoat, which encloses katharine hepburn and bob hope, is about as inflexible and ponderous as the garment its title describes. Maybe the juiciest behindthescenes item to come out of this whole mess is the printed war of words between hope and scriptwriter ben hecht. The script is weak but if cary grant, her best costar, had appeared in this as originally planned it might not have been a classic but because of their rapport a much better film than it is. Memorable bits by alexander gauge as a southern american senator, of all things and richard wattis as a lingerie salesman, among others, are what keep the film going. The guns of fort petticoat 1957, a film by george marshall. Bob hope and katharine hepburn, two cinematic icons, made this one.
All items are brand new all region collector dvdrs with standard keep case and full color artwork. 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. Dec, 2015 captain vinka kovelenko defects from russia, but not for political reasons. And the pairing of hope and hepburn is just so damn strange.
The iron petticoat isnt quite a classic, but this cold war romantic. Many of the corsetera productions show gowns and petticoats as well. The acquisition was completed on september 15, 1982, and since then, the locomotive has been the property of the state of california. Rareclassicdvds sells studio released dvds and high quality collector dvds of rare, outofprint and hard to find classic films from the 30s to 70s, specializing in film noir. It had faded drastically and required significant color correction plus dirt, flicker, and fungus concealment. The screenplay by ben hecht became the focus of a contentious history behind the production, and led to the films eventual suppression by hope. Le film the iron petticoat 1957 vostfr film complet. Katharine hepburn simple english wikipedia, the free. Oct 25, 2012 the iron petticoat, which featured a feud that played out in the hollywood reporter, will air on turner classic movies next month.
Find out where to watch, buy, and rent the iron petticoat online on moviefone. With a little help from me, tcm finally unloosens the. The iron petticoat wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Iron sky streaming ita alta definizione streaming ita. A farewell to arms is a 1957 american deluxe color cinemascope drama film directed by charles vidor. Cary grant and tony curtis are excellent, and the film is directed by blake edwards with a slambang pace. In truth, that amounted to a complete rewrite, with a generous. Frank hewitt audie murphy deserts the army after colorado union soldiers carry out the deadly sand. The screenplay by ben hecht became the focus of a contentious history behind the production and led to the film s eventual suppression by hope.
He knows that the attack will send all of the tribes on the warpath and he wants to forewarn everyone. At the time this movie was made bob hope was 52 and katharine hepburn was 48. Howard hughes and the cold war aviation film jet pilot 1957. The guns of fort petticoat 1957 directed by george. See the full list of the guns of fort petticoat cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. The film is in color and vistavision and is distributed by metrogoldwynmayer. Operation petticoat has no more weight than a sackful of feathers, but it has a lot of laughs. He also shed some light on the mystery behind the films complete.
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