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The Iron Mistress (1952)

APPROVED 110 min  -  Action | Adventure | Biography  -   12 March 1953 (Japan)
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Barely historical presentation of the life of Jim Bowie. Here he goes to New Orleans to sell lumber but falls in love with Judalon... See full summary »

Director:

Gordon Douglas

Writers:

James R. Webb (screenplay), Paul Wellman (novel)

Stars:

Alan Ladd, Virginia Mayo and Joseph Calleia
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alan Ladd ...
Virginia Mayo ...
Judalon de Bornay
Joseph Calleia Joseph Calleia ...
Juan Moreno
Phyllis Kirk Phyllis Kirk ...
Ursula de Varamendi
Alf Kjellin Alf Kjellin ...
Phillipe de Cabanal
Douglas Dick Douglas Dick ...
Narcisse de Bornay
Anthony Caruso ...
Black Jack Sturdevant (as Tony Caruso)
Nedrick Young Nedrick Young ...
Henri Contrecourt (as Ned Young)
George Voskovec George Voskovec ...
Richard Carlyle ...
Rezin Bowie
Robert Emhardt Robert Emhardt ...
Gen. Cuny
Don Beddoe Don Beddoe ...
Dr. Cuny (as Donald Beddoe)
Harold Gordon Harold Gordon ...
Andrew Marschalk
Jay Novello Jay Novello ...
Judge Crain
Nick Dennis Nick Dennis ...
Nez Coupe
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Storyline

Barely historical presentation of the life of Jim Bowie. Here he goes to New Orleans to sell lumber but falls in love with Judalon. To match his rivals he must become sophisticated and does so. By the time he sells the mill, starts a plantation and tries to wed Jedualon the woman has wed playboy Phillipe. Along the way to true wisdom he designs a special knife made from part of a meteorite. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Duel | Knife | Knife Fight | Sword Duel | Historic Figure  | See more »

Taglines:

JIM BOWIE...a man with his name on a knife - and a woman with a weapon all her own!

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Biography | Drama | History | Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Im Banne des Teufels See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on December 28, 1954 with Virginia Mayo reprising her film role. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: The knife-maker claims the meteorite he found is made of steel. Steel is a man-made substance using iron and carbon. Metallic meteorites contain an iron-nickel alloy. See more »

Quotes

Jim Bowie: Ma...I killed a man.
Mrs. Bowie: Did he need killin'?
Jim Bowie: About as much as any man ever did.
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Connections

Referenced in The Red Balloon (1956) See more »