The Iron Mistress

The Iron Mistress is a 1952 film drama starring Alan Ladd as Jim Bowie. It ends with his marriage to Ursula de Veramendi and does not deal with Bowies death at the Battle of the Alamo.

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 his duel, but charms his way out of it and Narcisse becomes his friend.Narcisse notices that his sister Judalon has caught Jims eye and is concerned, knowing how haughty and spoiled she is. Henri Contrecourt, a man who has been courting her, kills Narcisse and challenges Jim to a fight, his sword versus Bowies knife. To the surprise of everyone watching, Jim kills him. Later on, a blacksmith creates a special new knife for Bowie, partly made from the remains of a meteor. ........

Source: Wikipedia