The Iron Petticoat

1956 · 87 MIN · IMDB 5.1 · 1,300 VOTES · DIR. Ralph Thomas

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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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,912 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:27 Turnip, this is Foxtrot, Red and blue
00:06:09 We don't go in for brainwashings, Captain
00:09:04 This is a top project...
00:12:38 Coming, Coming
00:16:21 by somebody called "John Smith,"
00:19:43 No good
00:23:22 In the brass section
00:27:30 And in such a beautiful head, too
00:31:40 Truth is, I'm on a secret mission
00:35:06 Say, could you tell us the way to 223 Curesan Place
00:38:30 He just planed in from Washington
00:42:53 I'll call again
00:46:14 She seems rather good at it
00:49:50 one inch and a half below the navel
00:52:52 many women as beautiful as you.
00:56:42 He's really gone
01:00:48 You may have misheard, Connie
01:05:44 We had no instructions regarding the fire escape
01:10:01 That is a lie
01:13:22 Ah, the 100 lies of capitalism
01:17:26 to request the immediate return
01:20:49 I have a cousin in the Brooklyn army
01:24:29 Where do I go to clear my flight papers, please?
01:29:49 You communists have quite an agricultural plan

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,912
Dialogue density22.0 lines / min
First line00:01:27
Final line01:29:49

Production Record

DirectorRalph Thomas
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,300