The Iron Mistress (1952)
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.
- Released
- 1952-11-19
- Genres
- History, Drama, Action, Western, Romance
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Gordon Douglas, James R. Webb
- TMDB rating
- 5.3/10 from 13 votes
Cast
- Alan Ladd as Jim Bowie
- Virginia Mayo as Judalon de Bornay
- Joseph Calleia as Juan Moreno
- Phyllis Kirk as Ursula de Varamendi
- Alf Kjellin as Phillipe de Cabanal
- Douglas Dick as Narcisse de Bornay
- Anthony Caruso as Black Jack Sturdevant
- Nedrick Young as Henri Contrecourt
- George Voskovec as John James Audubon
- Richard Carlyle as Rezin Bowie
- Robert Emhardt as Gen. Cuny
- Don Beddoe as Dr. Cuny