La maîtresse de fer

Original title: The Iron Mistress

1952
Approved
1h 50m

IMDb RATING

6.2/10

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Alan Ladd and Virginia Mayo in La maîtresse de fer (1952)

The life of nineteenth-century pioneer Jim Bowie is portrayed.

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Classical Western Action Adventure Biography Drama History Western

The exploits of nineteenth-century pioneer Jim Bowie after settling in New Orleans.The exploits of nineteenth-century pioneer Jim Bowie after settling in New Orleans.The exploits of nineteenth-century pioneer Jim Bowie after settling in New Orleans.

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IMDb RATING

6.2/10

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Alan Ladd

Jim Bowie

Virginia Mayo

Judalon de Bornay

Joseph Calleia

Juan Moreno

Phyllis Kirk

Ursula de Varamendi

Alf Kjellin

Philippe de Cabanal

Douglas Dick

Narcisse de Bornay

Anthony Caruso

Black Jack Sturdevant
(as Tony Caruso)

Nedrick Young

Henri Contrecourt
(as Ned Young)

George Voskovec

John James Audubon

John Alban

Casino Patron
(uncredited)

John Albright

Casino Patron
(uncredited)

Leon Alton

Riverboat Passenger
(uncredited)

John Alvin

Impatient Man in Tailor's Shop
(uncredited)

Ernest Anderson

Riverboat Cabin Boy
(uncredited)

Walter Bacon

Casino Patron
(uncredited)

Salvador Baguez

Mexican Artist
(uncredited)

Richard Bartell

Horse Race Starter
(uncredited)

John Barton

Gambling House Patron
(uncredited)

Director
- Gordon Douglas
Writers
- James R. Webb
- Paul Wellman
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9/10

One of my favourites...

I've never really been a fan of westerns, I didn't grow up with them and I always thought the genre was overrated personally.

Occasionally however a film comes along which has distinct appeal despite its genre, this is such a film. I'm not 100% sure why I liked it or why it stood out from the pack, there is a certain intangible aspect to it which really appeals; the closest thing that I can think of is `The Mountain' (1956, Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner), it is a film which I believe has that same intangible quality.

I'd recommend this one for both western fan and non western fan (like myself) alike.

Davo-CC
Jul 18, 1999
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Trivia
This film was physically hard on Alan Ladd - he injured a knee during the shoot and broke a hand on the last day of filming.

Goofs
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.

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

Crazy credits
Prologue: "Historical truth is sometimes stranger than fiction. James Bowie was an example--literally carving his name in history to become an American legend."