Reception
The Iron Petticoat was a critical and box-office failure when it was released beginning in December 1956 in the United States. Bosley Crowther of the New York Times, noting Hecht had disavowed his work on the film, summed up many of the critic's appraisals, "'The Iron Petticoat,' which encloses Katharine Hepburn and Bob Hope, is about as inflexible and ponderous as the garment its title describes. And everybody connected with it might be forgiven for trying to claim an out." He also wrote: "Miss Hepburn's Russian affectations and accent are simply horrible, and Mr. Hope's wistful efforts with feeble gags to hold his franchise as a funny man are downright sad. The notion of these two characters falling rapturously, romantically in love is virtually revolting. If this was meant to be a travesty, it is."
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