The Iron Mistress
JIM BOWIE...a man with his name on a knife - and a woman with a weapon all her own!
1952 | 110m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Gordon Douglas |
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| Writer: | James R. Webb, Paul Wellman |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 19, 1952 |
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| Director: | Gordon Douglas |
| Writer: | James R. Webb, Paul Wellman |
| Genres: | Action, Drama, Romance, History, Western |
| Keywords | knife, riverboat, western hero |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Walter Bacon | Casino Patron |
| Salvador Baguez | Mexican Artist |
| Richard Bartell | Horse Race Starter |
| John Barton | Gambling House Patron |
| Madge Blake | Mrs. Cuny |
| Oliver Blake | Innkeeper |
| Eugene Borden | Cocquelon, Tailor |
| Chet Brandenburg | Casino Patron |
| Harry Brown | Duran |
| Morgan Brown | Saloon Patron |
| Ivan Browning | Butler |
| Argentina Brunetti | Duenna |
| Morris Buchanan | Sam |
| Peter Camlin | Croupier |
| Fred Cavens | Aged Swordsman |
| Charlita | Girl in Hay |
| Ann Codee | Landlady |
| Jean Del Val | St. Sylvain |
| Stanley Fraser | Al Blanchard |
| Jack Carr | Jake |
| Tom Coleman | Casino Patron (uncredited) |
| Gayle Kellogg | Payne (uncredited) |
| Alberto Morin | Coachman (uncredited) |
| Hal Taggart | Roulette Table Spectator (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Gordon Douglas | Director |
| Paul Baxley | Stunts |
| Alan Crosland, Jr. | Editor |
| John F. Seitz | Director of Photography |
| James R. Webb | Screenplay |
| Max Steiner | Original Music Composer |
| Chet Brandenburg | Stunts |
| Harvey Parry | Stunts |
| Paul Wellman | Novel |
| John Beckman | Art Direction |
| George James Hopkins | Set Decoration |
| Stanley Jones | Sound |
| John Barton | Stunts |
| Fred Cavens | Stunts |
| Louis Tomei | Stunts |
| Gordon Bau | Makeup Artist |
| David Curtiz | Second Unit Director |
| Oren Haglund | Assistant Director |
| Marjorie Best | Costume Design |
| Murray Cutter | Orchestrator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Henry Blanke | Producer |
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