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
Russell S. Hughes, Paul Wellman, Russell Hughes, Delmer Daves
Apr 24, 1956 Limited
Apr 5, 2005
Columbia Pictures
All Critics (8) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (0) | DVD (4)
This is less Shakespeare than Hollywood melodrama in chaps and Daves was a seasoned hand at both genres.
It's an intriguing Western with big-time star appeal.
Okay western with many familiar faces. Steiger makes a good hissable villian but the ending is anti-climatic.
May 18, 2008
Super Reviewer
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, 2009Super Reviewer
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