The Iron Mistress (1952)
HistoryDramaActionWesternRomance
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.
Director:
Gordon Douglas
Writer:
James R. Webb
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Alan Ladd as Jim Bowie |
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Virginia Mayo as Judalon de Bornay |
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Joseph Calleia as Juan Moreno |
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Phyllis Kirk as Ursula de Varamendi |
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Alf Kjellin as Phillipe de Cabanal |
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Douglas Dick as Narcisse de Bornay |
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Anthony Caruso as Black Jack Sturdevant |
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Nedrick Young as Henri Contrecourt |
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George Voskovec as John James Audubon |
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Richard Carlyle as Rezin Bowie |
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Robert Emhardt as Gen. Cuny |
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Don Beddoe as Dr. Cuny |
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Harold Gordon as Andrew Marschalk |
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Jay Novello as Judge Crain |
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Nick Dennis as Nez Coupe |
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Sarah Selby as Mrs. Bowie |
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Dick Paxton as John Bowie |
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George J. Lewis as Colonel Wells |
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Edward Colmans as Don Juan de Varamendi |
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Gordon Nelson as Dr. Maddox |
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Daria Massey as Teresa de Varamendi |
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Leon Alton as Riverboat Passenger |
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John Alvin as Impatient Man in Tailor's Shop |
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Ernest Anderson as Riverboat Cabin Boy |
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Walter Bacon as Casino Patron |
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Salvador Baguez as Mexican Artist |
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Richard Bartell as Horse Race Starter |
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John Barton as Gambling House Patron |
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Madge Blake as Mrs. Cuny |
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Oliver Blake as Innkeeper |
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Eugene Borden as Cocquelon, Tailor |
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Chet Brandenburg as Casino Patron |
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Harry Brown as Duran |
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Morgan Brown as Saloon Patron |
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Ivan Browning as Butler |
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Argentina Brunetti as Duenna |
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Morris Buchanan as Sam |
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Peter Camlin as Croupier |
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Fred Cavens as Aged Swordsman |
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Charlita as Girl in Hay |
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Ann Codee as Landlady |
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Jean Del Val as St. Sylvain |
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Stanley Fraser as Al Blanchard |
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Jack Carr as Jake |
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Tom Coleman as Casino Patron (uncredited) |
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Gayle Kellogg as Payne (uncredited) |
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Alberto Morin as Coachman (uncredited) |
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Hal Taggart as Roulette Table Spectator (uncredited) |
| Directing | Gordon Douglas | Director |
| Writing | James R. Webb | Screenplay |
| Writing | Paul Wellman | Novel |
| Sound | Max Steiner | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Stanley Jones | Sound |
| Crew | Paul Baxley | Stunts |
| Editing | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Editor |
| Art | George James Hopkins | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Oren Haglund | Assistant Director |
| Directing | David Curtiz | Second Unit Director |
| Crew | Fred Cavens | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marjorie Best | Costume Design |
| Production | Henry Blanke | Producer |
| Crew | John Barton | Stunts |
| Crew | Harvey Parry | Stunts |
| Art | John Beckman | Art Direction |
| Crew | Louis Tomei | Stunts |
| Crew | Chet Brandenburg | Stunts |
| Sound | Murray Cutter | Orchestrator |
| Camera | John F. Seitz | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gordon Bau | Makeup Artist |
