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The Iron Mistress

THE IRON MISTRESS

Directed by Gordon Douglas
United States, 1952
Action, Adventure, Biography

Synopsis

In the early 19th century, Jim Bowie leaves his home in the bayou to sell lumber in New Orleans. He inadvertently offends Narcisse de Bornay by defending the artist James Audubon and is challenged to a duel, but charms his way out of it, and Narcisse becomes his friend.

Synopsis

In the early 19th century, Jim Bowie leaves his home in the bayou to sell lumber in New Orleans. He inadvertently offends Narcisse de Bornay by defending the artist James Audubon and is challenged to a duel, but charms his way out of it, and Narcisse becomes his friend.