Feature film — 1952
The Iron Mistress (1952)
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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Warner Bros. Pictures
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Director: Gordon Douglas
On screen
Cast & crew
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
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