The Iron Mistress 72 years old
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.
Credits
The Iron Mistress Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jean Del Val He was 61, 83 years old when he died | as St. Sylvain |
| Anthony Caruso He was 36, 86 years old when he died | as Black Jack Sturdevant |
| Virginia Mayo She was 31, 84 years old when she died | as Judalon de Bornay |
| Douglas Dick He was 31, now 104 years old | as Narcisse de Bornay |
| Don Beddoe He was 49, 87 years old when he died | as Dr. Cuny |
| Nedrick Young He was 38, 54 years old when he died | as Henri Contrecourt |
| Ann Codee She was 62, 71 years old when she died | as Landlady |
| George J. Lewis He was 48, 91 years old when he died | as Colonel Wells |
| Phyllis Kirk She was 25, 79 years old when she died | as Ursula de Varamendi |
| Richard Bartell | as Horse Race Starter |
| Madge Blake She was 53, 69 years old when she died | as Mrs. Cuny |
| George Voskovec He was 47, 76 years old when he died | as John James Audubon |
| Nick Dennis He was 48, 76 years old when he died | as Nez Coupe |
| Edward Colmans He was 44, 68 years old when he died | as Don Juan de Varamendi |
| Salvador Baguez He was 47, 74 years old when he died | as Mexican Artist |
| Joseph Calleia He was 55, 78 years old when he died | as Juan Moreno |
| Alan Ladd He was 39, 50 years old when he died | as Jim Bowie |
| Sarah Selby She was 47, 74 years old when she died | as Mrs. Bowie |
| Argentina Brunetti She was 45, 98 years old when she died | as Duenna |
| Charlita She was 31, 75 years old when she died | as Girl in Hay |
| Morris Buchanan He was 29, 91 years old when he died | as Sam |
| Dick Paxton | as John Bowie |
| Alf Kjellin He was 32, 68 years old when he died | as Phillipe de Cabanal |
| Ernest Anderson He was 8, 50 years old when he died | as Riverboat Cabin Boy |
| Jack Carr He was 74, 88 years old when he died | as Jake |
| Harold Gordon | as Andrew Marschalk |
| Jay Novello He was 48, 78 years old when he died | as Judge Crain |
| Richard Carlyle He was 38, 94 years old when he died | as Rezin Bowie |
| Robert Emhardt He was 38, 80 years old when he died | as Gen. Cuny |
| Eugene Borden He was 55, 74 years old when he died | as Cocquelon, Tailor |
| Stanley Fraser | as Al Blanchard |
| Morgan Brown She was 35, now 36 years old | as Saloon Patron |
| Oliver Blake He was 150, 71 years old when he died | as Innkeeper |
| Daria Massey | as Teresa de Varamendi |
| John Alvin (actor) He was 35, 91 years old when he died | as Impatient Man in Tailor's Shop |
The Iron Mistress Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Max Steiner as Original Music Composer. He was 64 (83) years old when He died | Sound |
| George James Hopkins as Set Decoration. He was 56 (88) years old when He died | Art |
| Marjorie Best as Costume Design. She was 49 (94) years old when She died | Costume & Make-Up |
| Gordon Bau as Makeup Artist. He was 45 (68) years old when He died | Costume & Make-Up |
| John F. Seitz as Director of Photography. He was 60 (86) years old when He died | Camera |
| Henry Blanke as Producer. He was 50 (79) years old when He died | Production |
| James R. Webb as Screenplay. He was 42 (63) years old when He died | Writing |
| Gordon Douglas as Director. He was 44 (85) years old when He died | Directing |
| Stanley Jones as Sound. He was 55 (83) years old when He died | Sound |
| Alan Crosland, Jr. as Editor. He was 34 (83) years old when He died | Editing |
| Paul Wellman as Novel. He was 57 (71) years old when He died | Writing |
The Iron Mistress (72 years)
JIM BOWIE...a man with his name on a knife - and a woman with a weapon all her own!
- Release day: Wednesday, November 19, 1952
- Runtime: 110 minutes