The Iron Mistress Blu-ray

Good movie. Read more

It had Alan Ladd in it. One of my favorit actors. Read more

The film quality on this was really good, even for a Warner Archive on-demand DV-R. Ladd was dressed up in beautiful New Orleans costumes, and so was Virginia Mayo who sashays around like an irresistible spoiled brat. Any time Ladd's character is enamored with a woman, it is over for him, until he comes to his senses. The color was brilliant. I give this four stars only because I was disappointed that so much of what made Jim Bowie - so much of the history, was not there. It was more of a love story, and how this woman used him. In the end, he gets rid of the Bowie knife. I found that weird. I wanted to know about his exploits in the Alamo. The part about how the knife came into being was really good. But we want to see more. Some of the knife fights were staged well. But who was the Iron Mistress, the knife or the woman. That was always the question. But the knife was the thing, right? At any rate, Ladd was good. This is more of a woman's film, I guess, which is fine for me, but I still like history, as close as they can come to it. It was exciting. There were duels, and you get a feel for Louisiana, so different from the rest of the United States at the time. It is really a bit of a different role for Ladd, kind of a swashbuckler in a sense. A little bit more Errol Flynn like. But if you like Ladd, it needs to be in your collection. Read more

I saw this movie on TV a very long time ago. I was impressed with the Story and the Characters played by Alan Ladd and Virginia Mayo. I remembered to look for it on Amazon and to my delight, it was available. I have watched it alone and with friends and we always notice the difference in acting, the now versus the past. I find that old movies provide better insight into the soul of the Character. Most of the "new" movies lack this perspective relying mostly on technical wizardry. Again, I lucked out on my purchase. Read more

A must see movie for those who love action Although only somewhat historically correct...still a lot of fun. Ladd and Mayo are great in there roles and the sets are magical. Read more

I like the video because it shows the life on the Mississippi in the old days. I also have a knife like on the video ,so the video will go with the knife if I want to sell them. Read more

This movie is about the early life of Jim Bowie. If you love knives and appreciate American history you will love this movie! Alan Ladd and Virginia Mayo were both superb. The Bowie knife that was used in this film was the one that was used in John Wayne's Alamo, as well as other Hollywood films. They recently started making a replica of this knife that is for sale under the name "Hollywood Bowie". Yes it is a beauty and a beast. This film leaves me wishing, every time I watch it, that Hollywood would make a new up dated accurate film about the life of Jim Bowie. Read more

Further to my email of this morning. The postman arrived at 11.30 and left our package containing this DVD. We have watched it through, and we both remember seeing this film at our local cinemas in the early 1950's. It portrays the struggles of an ordinary working class man against the prejudices of the upper classes, even in the great land of opportunity, America. Why do American film makers have to kill so many characters in their stories, just to prove their superiority? In the words of Barack Obama, “a culture of death. “ Read more