The Iron Mistress

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

Mar 12 1953 Passed 1h 50m
Action, Adventure, Biography

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.

Plot

Barely historical presentation of the life of Jim Bowie. Here he goes to New Orleans to sell lumber but falls in love with Judalon. To match his rivals he must become sophisticated and does so. By the time he sells the mill, starts a plantation and tries to wed Jedualon the woman has wed playboy Phillipe. Along the way to true wisdom he designs a special knife made from part of a meteorite.

Written by

James R. Webb, Paul Wellman

Directed by

Gordon Douglas

Cast

Alan Ladd, Virginia Mayo, Joseph Calleia

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Iron Mistress, The Original Trailer
Scores
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1,058
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
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