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The Iron Mistress is a 1952 American Western film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Alan Ladd and Virginia Mayo. It ends with Bowie's marriage to Ursula de Veramendi and does not deal with his death at the Battle of the Alamo in 1836.
The Iron Mistress: Directed by Gordon Douglas. With Alan Ladd, Virginia Mayo, Joseph Calleia, Phyllis Kirk. The exploits of nineteenth-century pioneer Jim Bowie after settling in New Orleans.
Such is the case with The Iron Mistress (1952), a great entertainment focusing on one short episode in the life of Jim Bowie, inventor of the knife that bears his family name, but leaving out enough real history that the lead character could have been named anything.
The Iron Mistress. In this biopic, Jim Bowie (Alan Ladd) goes to New Orleans, where he falls for Judalon (Virginia Mayo) and befriends her brother, Narcisse (Douglas Dick). Soon, Jim is forced to...
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Jul 29, 2017 · The knife becomes known as his Iron Mistress. Then, as a favor to Judalon, he challenges a crooked gambler named Jack Sturdevant (Anthony Caruso) to a knife duel. Bowie leaves his crippled and wanted revenge.
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James R. Webb. 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.
