Jubal (film)
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Valerie French in the film trailer
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| Directed by | Delmer Daves |
| Produced by | William Fadiman |
| Written by | Delmer Daves Russell S. Hughes |
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Jubal Troop 1939 novel by Paul Wellman |
| Starring |
Glenn Ford Ernest Borgnine Rod Steiger Valerie French Charles Bronson Jack Elam |
| Music by | David Raksin |
| Cinematography | Charles Lawton Jr. |
| Edited by | Al Clark |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.8 million (US) |
Jubal is a 1956 Western directed by Delmer Daves based on a 1939 novel by Paul Wellman. The film stars Glenn Ford, Ernest Borgnine, Rod Steiger, and Valerie French making her American film debut. It was filmed in Technicolor and CinemaScope on location in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
The film is notable as a western reworking of Othello (played by Borgnine), with Steiger as Iago and Ford as Cassio. The supporting cast includes Charles Bronson, Jack Elam, Felicia Farr, Noah Beery, Jr., and John Dierkes.
Jubal Troop (Glenn Ford) is a cowboy who is found in a weakened condition, without a horse. He is given shelter at Shep Horgan's (Ernest Borgnine) large ranch, where he quickly makes an enemy in Pinky (Rod Steiger), a cattleman who accuses Jubal of carrying the smell of sheep.
Horgan is a cheerful, agreeable fellow who is married to an attractive, much younger woman named Mae (Valerie French) whom he met in Canada. He takes an immediate shine to Jubal and offers him a permanent job. Behind his back, Mae also has taken a liking to Jubal, which she expresses to him in no uncertain terms. Horgan has been impressed with Jubal's work ethic and makes him foreman over the other cowhands. That further antagonizes Pinky, whom Horgan does not trust.
Jubal fends off Mae's advances while developing an interest in Naomi (Felicia Farr), a young woman from a traveling wagon train of an unnamed religious group that the cowboys call "rawhiders." Pinky and the other cowboys try to run off the strangers and resent Jubal's interference on their behalf. Jubal's only ally is a drifter named Reb (Charles Bronson), who has attached himself to the wagon train. With Jubal's recommendation, Reb is hired to help him at the ranch.
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