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Jubal (1956)

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Release Date: Apr 24, 1956 Limited

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Jubal could just as easily have been titled Othello Out West, even though it was officially based on a novel by Paul I. Wellman. The Othello counterpart is likable (and extremely gullible) ranch owner Shep Horgan (Ernest Borgnine). Horgan hires handsome drifter Cassioer, Jubal Troop (Glenn Ford) as a cowhand, much to the delight of the film's "Desdemona", Horgan's hedonistic wife Mae (Valerie French). The "Iago" of the proceedings is psychotic ranch hand Pinky (Rod Steiger), who, envious of

Unrated, 1 hr. 41 min.

Western, Action & Adventure, Classics

Directed By: Delmer Daves

Written By: Russell S. Hughes, Paul Wellman, Russell Hughes, Delmer Daves

In Theaters: Apr 24, 1956 Limited

On DVD: Apr 5, 2005

Columbia Pictures

Cast

Glenn Ford
Jubal Troop
Ernest Borgnine
Shep Horgan
Rod Steiger
Pinky
Valerie French
Mae Horgan
Felicia Farr
Naomi Hoktor
Charles Bronson
Reb Haislipp
Basil Ruysdael
Shem Hoktor
Noah Beery Jr.
Sam
John Dierkes
Carson
Jack Elam
McCoy
Robert Burton
Dr. Grant
Robert Knapp
Jake Slavin
Juney Ellis
Charity Hoktor
Don C. Harvey
Jim Tolliver
Guy Wilkerson
Cookie
Larry Hudson
Bayne
John L. Cason
Cowboy
Robert "Buzzy" Henry
One of the Tolliver Boy...
Michael Laurence
Anne Kunde
Girl
William Rhinehart
Matt

Critic Reviews for Jubal

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This is less Shakespeare than Hollywood melodrama in chaps and Daves was a seasoned hand at both genres.

July 29, 2007 Full Review Source: Turner Classic Movies Online

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Sean Axmaker

Turner Classic Movies Online

It's an intriguing Western with big-time star appeal.

September 24, 2004 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

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Okay western with many familiar faces. Steiger makes a good hissable villian but the ending is anti-climatic.

May 18, 2008

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A solid western which shares more with a Shakespearean tragedy than a gunslinger pulp mag. Set on a cattle farm, thins stir up as new arrival Jubal (Ford) catches the eye of the bosses wife. What unfolds is the timeless dance of jealousy and survival. While very dense in structure, the cast makes this movie very

December 22, 2009