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.

Novela

Paul Wellman

Screenplay

James R. Webb

Director

Gordon Douglas

Music

Max Steiner

Status

Released

Release date

19/11/1952

Original language

English