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The Iron Mistress
JIM BOWIE...a man with his name on a knife - and a woman with a weapon all her own!
5.3(13)19521h 50m
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.
- Director
- Gordon Douglas
- Writers
- James R. Webb
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Cast

Alan Ladd
Jim Bowie

Virginia Mayo
Judalon de Bornay

Joseph Calleia
Juan Moreno

Phyllis Kirk
Ursula de Varamendi

Alf Kjellin
Phillipe de Cabanal

Douglas Dick
Narcisse de Bornay

Anthony Caruso
Black Jack Sturdevant

Nedrick Young
Henri Contrecourt

George Voskovec
John James Audubon

Richard Carlyle
Rezin Bowie

Robert Emhardt
Gen. Cuny

Don Beddoe
Dr. Cuny

Harold Gordon
Andrew Marschalk

Jay Novello
Judge Crain

Nick Dennis
Nez Coupe

Sarah Selby
Mrs. Bowie
Dick Paxton
John Bowie

George J. Lewis
Colonel Wells

Edward Colmans
Don Juan de Varamendi

Gordon Nelson
Dr. Maddox
Daria Massey
Teresa de Varamendi
Leon Alton
Riverboat Passenger

John Alvin
Impatient Man in Tailor's Shop

Ernest Anderson
Riverboat Cabin Boy
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Crew
Directing
- Gordon DouglasDirector
- Oren HaglundAssistant Director
- David CurtizSecond Unit Director
Writing
- James R. WebbScreenplay
- Paul WellmanNovel
Production
- Henry BlankeProducer
Camera
- John F. SeitzDirector of Photography
Editing
- Alan Crosland, Jr.Editor
Sound
- Max SteinerOriginal Music Composer
- Stanley JonesSound
- Murray CutterOrchestrator
Art
- George James HopkinsSet Decoration
- John BeckmanArt Direction
Costume & Make-Up
- Marjorie BestCostume Design
- Gordon BauMakeup Artist
Crew
- Paul BaxleyStunts
- Fred CavensStunts
- John BartonStunts
- Harvey ParryStunts
- Louis TomeiStunts
- Chet BrandenburgStunts