The Iron Mistress

The Iron Mistress (1952)

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

  • Genre: History, Drama, Action, Western, Romance
  • Release Date: 1952-11-19
  • User Rating: 4.5/10 from 10 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 50min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Warner Bros. Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Gordon Douglas
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Summary

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.

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  • 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
  • Harold Gordon

    as Andrew Marschalk
  • Jay Novello

    as Judge Crain
  • Nick Dennis

    as Nez Coupe
  • Sarah Selby

    as Mrs. Bowie
  • Dick Paxton

    as John Bowie
  • George J. Lewis

    as Colonel Wells
  • Edward Colmans

    as Don Juan de Varamendi
  • Gordon Nelson

    as Dr. Maddox
  • Daria Massey

    as Teresa de Varamendi
  • Leon Alton

    as Riverboat Passenger
  • John Alvin

    as Impatient Man in Tailor's Shop
  • Ernest Anderson

    as Riverboat Cabin Boy
  • Walter Bacon

    as Casino Patron
  • Salvador Baguez

    as Mexican Artist
  • Richard Bartell

    as Horse Race Starter
  • John Barton

    as Gambling House Patron
  • Madge Blake

    as Mrs. Cuny
  • Oliver Blake

    as Innkeeper
  • Eugene Borden

    as Cocquelon, Tailor
  • Chet Brandenburg

    as Casino Patron
  • Harry Brown

    as Duran
  • Morgan Brown

    as Saloon Patron
  • Ivan Browning

    as Butler
  • Argentina Brunetti

    as Duenna
  • Morris Buchanan

    as Sam
  • Peter Camlin

    as Croupier
  • Fred Cavens

    as Aged Swordsman
  • Charlita

    as Girl in Hay
  • Ann Codee

    as Landlady
  • Jean Del Val

    as St. Sylvain
  • Stanley Fraser

    as Al Blanchard
  • Jack Carr

    as Jake
  • Tom Coleman

    as Casino Patron (uncredited)
  • Gayle Kellogg

    as Payne (uncredited)
  • Alberto Morin

    as Coachman (uncredited)
  • Hal Taggart

    as Roulette Table Spectator (uncredited)
Writing Paul Wellman Novel
Writing James R. Webb Screenplay
Directing Gordon Douglas Director
Sound Max Steiner Original Music Composer
Crew John Barton Stunts
Crew Chet Brandenburg Stunts
Crew Harvey Parry Stunts
Production Henry Blanke Producer
Camera John F. Seitz Director of Photography
Editing Alan Crosland, Jr. Editor
Art John Beckman Art Direction
Directing Oren Haglund Assistant Director
Costume & Make-Up Gordon Bau Makeup Artist
Crew Paul Baxley Stunts
Costume & Make-Up Marjorie Best Costume Design
Directing David Curtiz Second Unit Director
Sound Stanley Jones Sound
Crew Fred Cavens Stunts
Art George James Hopkins Set Decoration
Crew Louis Tomei Stunts
Sound Murray Cutter Orchestrator