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B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 61.8 / 100
1952·Action / Adventure / Biography·1h 50m

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.

Above the Line
Gordon Douglas·DirectorJames R. Webb·ScreenplayPaul Wellman·NovelJohn F. Seitz·Director of PhotographyMax Steiner·Original Music ComposerAlan Crosland, Jr.·Editor
Cast
Alan Ladd·Jim BowieVirginia Mayo·Judalon de BornayJoseph Calleia·Juan MorenoPhyllis Kirk·Ursula de VaramendiAlf Kjellin·Phillipe de CabanalDouglas Dick·Narcisse de BornayAnthony Caruso·Black Jack SturdevantNedrick Young·Henri ContrecourtGeorge Voskovec·John James AudubonRichard Carlyle·Rezin Bowie
Full Crew
(21 credits)
Directing· 3
Gordon Douglas·DirectorOren Haglund·Assistant DirectorDavid Curtiz·Second Unit Director
Writing· 2
James R. Webb·ScreenplayPaul Wellman·Novel
Camera· 1
John F. Seitz·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Alan Crosland, Jr.·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Max Steiner·Original Music ComposerStanley Jones·SoundMurray Cutter·Orchestrator
Art & Design· 4
Marjorie Best·Costume DesignJohn Beckman·Art DirectionGeorge James Hopkins·Set DecorationGordon Bau·Makeup Artist
Production· 1
Henry Blanke·Producer
Other Departments· 6
Paul Baxley·StuntsFred Cavens·StuntsJohn Barton·StuntsHarvey Parry·StuntsLouis Tomei·StuntsChet Brandenburg·Stunts
By the Numbers
61.8
OF 100
Master Score
6.2
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
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