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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!"

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.

Top Cast

  • Alan Ladd

    Alan Ladd

    Jim Bowie

  • Virginia Mayo

    Virginia Mayo

    Judalon de Bornay

  • Joseph Calleia

    Joseph Calleia

    Juan Moreno

  • Phyllis Kirk

    Phyllis Kirk

    Ursula de Varamendi

  • Alf Kjellin

    Alf Kjellin

    Phillipe de Cabanal

  • Douglas Dick

    Douglas Dick

    Narcisse de Bornay

  • Anthony Caruso

    Anthony Caruso

    Black Jack Sturdevant

  • Nedrick Young

    Nedrick Young

    Henri Contrecourt

  • George Voskovec

    George Voskovec

    John James Audubon

Overview

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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