The Iron Mistress

Nov 19, 1952

1h 50m

★ 5.0

JIM BOWIE...a man with his name on a knife - and a woman with a weapon all her own!

Overview

In this biopic, Jim Bowie goes to New Orleans, where he falls for Judalon and befriends her brother, Narcisse. Soon, Jim is forced to avenge Narcisse's murder, but Judalon takes up with another man. Jim eventually has another romantic interlude with Judalon and is forced to kill one of her suitors in self-defense. Jim leaves town, and falls for the daughter of a Texas politician, but his entanglement with Judalon continues to bedevil him.

Genres

History

Drama

Action

Western

Romance

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Jim Bowie

Alan Ladd

Judalon de Bornay

Virginia Mayo

Juan Moreno

Joseph Calleia

Ursula de Varamendi

Phyllis Kirk

Phillipe de Cabanal

Alf Kjellin

Narcisse de Bornay

Douglas Dick

Black Jack Sturdevant

Anthony Caruso

Henri Contrecourt

Nedrick Young

John James Audubon

George Voskovec

Rezin Bowie

Richard Carlyle

Gen. Cuny

Robert Emhardt

Dr. Cuny

Don Beddoe

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