The Iron Petticoat - Aftermath

Aftermath

The film's distribution rights were divided between Hope's company, which controlled the Western Hemisphere, and the UK company Romulus Films, which held the Eastern Hemisphere, including the UK. MGM received a 10 year license for the Western Hemisphere in 1955. After its initial theatrical release, The Iron Petticoat had only two public screenings in the U.S., at the Museum of Modern Art and the American Film Institute, both sanctioned by Hope Enterprises after MGM's rights expired in 1970. Apparently withheld because of Hope's unhappiness over the public controversy with Hecht, it had never been shown on U.S. television, and has never been released on home video there, though it is readily available in the UK, where rights are current controlled by ITV. Turner Classic Movies indicated in April 2012 that it has entered into an agreement with Hope Enterprises for a 10-year license for U.S. and Canadian TV rights and negotiated to release "The Iron Petticoat" on Blu-ray and DVD in North America as part of its TCM Vault Collection video line. TCM aired the film on November 29, 2012.