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      The Iron Mistress

      1952 1h 50m Biography List
      Reviews 14% 50+ Ratings Audience Score 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 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. Read More Read Less

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      Manny Farber The Nation The picture about Jim Bowie's young manhood has a few good individual scenes like a sword-and-dagger fight in the darkness. Jan 7, 2021 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A leaden biopic on Jim Bowie. Rated: C Jun 11, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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      ashley h The Iron Mistress is a disappointing film. It is about the adventures of the legendary Jim Bowie. Alan Ladd and Virginia Mayo give horrible performances. The screenplay is badly written. Gordon Douglas did a terrible job directing this movie. I was not impressed with this motion picture. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Pretty dull Alan Ladd western telling the tale of Jim Bowie's younger years and when he invited his famous knife. I'm not too familiar with Bowie other than him inventing the Bowie Knife and fighting at the Alamo, but according to the internet, this film, like most westerns of the day, is barely historically accurate. Still, I do like Ladd and the underrated Virginia Mayo plays his love interest. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Unexceptional and unexciting. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member interesting bio-pic about jim bowie Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Colorful hokum that has only a nodding acquaintance with the true history of Jim Bowie. But the production values are high, the film entertaining even if it is mostly fiction and Virginia Mayo beautiful. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member The early life of Jim Bowie (as dramatised by the fantasists in Hollywood) is a rip-roaring tale full of class struggles, backstabbing and treachery. Shot in glorious technicolor - this is one of Alan Ladd's finest hours. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis 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 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
      Production Co
      Warner Bros.
      Genre
      Biography
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 50m