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53% Critic Match
The Iron Mistress
“JIM BOWIE...a man with his name on a knife - and a woman with a weapon all her own!”
5.3 / 10• 1952• 1h 50m•NR• English
HistoryDramaActionWesternRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Alan Ladd
Jim Bowie
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Gordon Douglas's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Iron Mistress is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
