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The Iron Mistress

45 %|Nov 19, 1952|History, Drama, Action, Western, Romance

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.

Featured Crew

Gordon Douglas
Director
James R. Webb
Screenplay
Paul Wellman
Novel
Max Steiner
Original Music Composer
Henry Blanke
Producer
John F. Seitz
Director of Photography
Alan Crosland, Jr.
Editor
John Beckman
Art Direction

Cast

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Alan Ladd
Jim Bowie
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Virginia Mayo
Judalon de Bornay
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Joseph Calleia
Juan Moreno
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Phyllis Kirk
Ursula de Varamendi
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Alf Kjellin
Phillipe de Cabanal
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Douglas Dick
Narcisse de Bornay
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Anthony Caruso
Black Jack Sturdevant
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Nedrick Young
Henri Contrecourt
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George Voskovec
John James Audubon
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Richard Carlyle
Rezin Bowie
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Don Beddoe
Dr. Cuny
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Harold Gordon
Andrew Marschalk
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Jay Novello
Judge Crain
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Nick Dennis
Nez Coupe
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Sarah Selby
Mrs. Bowie
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Dick Paxton
John Bowie
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George J. Lewis
Colonel Wells
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Edward Colmans
Don Juan de Varamendi
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Gordon Nelson
Dr. Maddox
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Daria Massey
Teresa de Varamendi
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Leon Alton
Riverboat Passenger
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John Alvin
Impatient Man in Tailor's Shop
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Ernest Anderson
Riverboat Cabin Boy
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Walter Bacon
Casino Patron
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Salvador Baguez
Mexican Artist
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Richard Bartell
Horse Race Starter
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John Barton
Gambling House Patron
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Madge Blake
Mrs. Cuny
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Oliver Blake
Innkeeper
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Eugene Borden
Cocquelon, Tailor
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Chet Brandenburg
Casino Patron
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Morgan Brown
Saloon Patron
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Peter Camlin
Croupier
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Fred Cavens
Aged Swordsman
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Charlita
Girl in Hay
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Ann Codee
Landlady
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Jean Del Val
St. Sylvain
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Stanley Fraser
Al Blanchard
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Tom Coleman
Casino Patron (uncredited)
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Gayle Kellogg
Payne (uncredited)
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Alberto Morin
Coachman (uncredited)
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Hal Taggart
Roulette Table Spectator (uncredited)