The Iron Mistress
“JIM BOWIE...a man with his name on a knife - and a woman with a weapon all her own!”
Synopsis
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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Principal cast & crew: 18
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Edited by Alan Crosland JrShot by John F SeitzScored by Max Steiner
Also known as
- Im Banne des Teufelsde
- La novia de aceroes
- La Maîtresse de ferfr
- L'amante di ferroit
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Cast & Crew
18 unique people credited
Top billed cast
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 Philippe 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
John Alban
as Casino Patron
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