tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post1854817524750125644..comments2024-03-08T18:49:51.289-05:00Comments on Classic Film and TV Café: Jubal: Shakespeare and Male Bonding in the Old WestRick29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-6341828127362708352023-03-07T16:34:12.646-05:002023-03-07T16:34:12.646-05:00Good morning. I write a long time after the public...Good morning. I write a long time after the publication of the article, we are in 2023, but this does not matter. After all, Jubal is from 1956, so he is already 67 years old !!!! Without a doubt it is a great film, one of the great westerns directed by Delmer Daves who, like George Stevens, in Shane, deeply valued the beautiful Wyoming landscape, more precisely the region of the Grand Tetons mountains, just as he did again years ago then, in the 1960s, with Spencer's Mountain, starring Henry Fonda.<br />But Jubal is, at his core, an adult "Far West", there is no room for innocence. Interestingly, the most innocent character is exactly the one that becomes the most violent: Shep. Thanks to the evil very well represented by Steiger in the role of Pinky.<br />I'm going to make a comment here that will probably get me a few "no!!!", but I'd like to stimulate each one's imagination. I see a lot of similarity between Shane and Jubal. Going back to Shane's ending, he disappears into the mountains, injured, leaving behind a life he couldn't return to. And Jubal begins just as he rolls down the mountainside, wounded, and is rescued by Shep. Regardless of the landscape that is the same, their stories fit perfectly. Both are running away from a past not always admitted. And the sequel to the story finds Jubal trying to rebuild his life, just as Shane did at the Starrett Ranch, but being drawn into a confrontation he can't avoid. Of course, the origin of the two stories are different, Shane was "born" from a book by Jack Schaeffer, from 1949, while Jubal comes from a story of a crime of passion still from the 1930s. But if we do an exercise watching both films, Shane and Jubal, in sequence, will see that there is a strong connection between both!!!<br />Joséhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06765467689987453343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-20712363354936616162022-08-23T12:56:26.413-04:002022-08-23T12:56:26.413-04:00Very Belatedly:
The composer mentioned here was Da...Very Belatedly:<br />The composer mentioned here was David <b>Raksin</b>, not 'Raskin'. (Look it up.)Mike Doranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427528138598549103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-21192659834391923702021-11-22T02:45:34.417-05:002021-11-22T02:45:34.417-05:00We watched it tonight it was so awesome to see all...We watched it tonight it was so awesome to see all these actors in the movie. Great actors.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02726012455612552994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-44902463477060763692014-10-13T22:44:09.430-04:002014-10-13T22:44:09.430-04:00Felicia Farr would become Mrs Jack Lemmon, though ...Felicia Farr would become Mrs Jack Lemmon, though considering the reputation Ford had for coupling with co-stars, I don't doubt there was some sparks between the two, even if it was just one sided. Jubal is highly underrated in my books. Great reviews like this -- and I never saw the Othello similarities until you pointed them out -- will bring more people to appreciate it and Delmar Daves' films.rockfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02835472375196889875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-72545970595527163162014-08-17T12:34:21.747-04:002014-08-17T12:34:21.747-04:00Please add me to the list of... "I can't ...Please add me to the list of... "I can't believe I've never even heard of this film!"<br /><br />Borgnine, is one of my favorite actors. So, I know it is going to be a great western film.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17916889442379099256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-53083442775214556622014-08-15T00:44:14.601-04:002014-08-15T00:44:14.601-04:00I've seen 3:10 to Yuma but not Jubal, which so...I've seen <i>3:10 to Yuma</i> but not <i>Jubal</i>, which sounds very intriguing. The lifting of Shakespearean elements sounds very Anthony Mann to me, but clearly Delmer Daves wasn't afraid to get tragic and weighty either. Funny how well the old tragic hero plotlines translate so well to Westerns. Thanks for reminding me that I still need to see this one.Aubynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00446079492480611898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-61193907889344621032014-08-08T00:00:59.345-04:002014-08-08T00:00:59.345-04:00Very insightful post on a fine 50s western, Rick! ...Very insightful post on a fine 50s western, Rick! JUBAL lays a lot of dark, emotional material out there for everyone to see. It's a pretty heavily charged-up western with, as you point out, some Shakespearean elements. The cast is really strong in this one, and Glenn Ford excels in this sort of stoic, conflicted everyman role. Ford made so many good westerns...I'm partial to the lighthearted THE SHEEPMAN and COWBOY, co-starring Jack Lemmon (!) myself. Jeff Flugelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06127134815672151999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-33708971945567112932014-08-06T22:07:19.771-04:002014-08-06T22:07:19.771-04:00Like you, I think 3:10 to Yuma is one of the great...Like you, I think 3:10 to Yuma is one of the great westerns of the 50's but Jubal is a fine example of the mature kind of western being made at the time. Borgnine is superb and steal the film. A truly fine take on this film Rick.John/24Frameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14719659042858962026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-46744880580105164042014-08-06T08:26:29.054-04:002014-08-06T08:26:29.054-04:00This looks like an amazing film. Can't believe...This looks like an amazing film. Can't believe I've never even heard of it! How can a person go wrong with Ford AND Borgnine AND Steiger? I've got to see this ASAP.Silver Screeningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955048716754142299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-36649272142682144262014-08-05T15:37:18.075-04:002014-08-05T15:37:18.075-04:00Great opening post for the BYOBlogathon, Rick. I h...Great opening post for the BYOBlogathon, Rick. I haven't seen Jubal and would be especially interested to see Borgnine and Steiger onscreen together. Both could play such menacing villains, though it seems Borgnine got the mostly nice-guy role in this one. Also of interest, Steiger originated the role of Marty in the original TV production.<br /><br />I recall reading in Marlon Brando's autobio that he remembered Glenn Ford as an incorrigible scene-stealer when they worked together on "Teahouse of the August Moon."The Lady Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963115499930520653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-81636054174863212502014-08-05T12:41:41.783-04:002014-08-05T12:41:41.783-04:00Saw this in the theater. I was too young to apprec...Saw this in the theater. I was too young to appreciate it at the time and didn't cafe for it.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-4104632068676440242014-08-05T12:34:40.892-04:002014-08-05T12:34:40.892-04:00I saw this in the theater when it first came out b...I saw this in the theater when it first came out but I don't remember watching it since. Long time. I do remember that this was one of the more intense westerns I'd ever seen at the time. Why are men always so ready to believe a lie? Consider the source!! Didn't Ford and Farr marry at some point? Or maybe I'm thinking of someone else. Probably.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-40278070688434674682014-08-05T09:02:51.551-04:002014-08-05T09:02:51.551-04:00Great post! I need to give this another watch. I&#...Great post! I need to give this another watch. I'm excited for the other entries in this blogathon! Thanks for hosting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-86255279830635805172014-08-04T19:39:41.996-04:002014-08-04T19:39:41.996-04:00Nice, insightful post, Rick. I guess Rod Steiger w...Nice, insightful post, Rick. I guess Rod Steiger was a great actor, because he absolutely fills me with loathing every time i see him!FlickChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351624749230610755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-30527719467485852252014-08-04T10:25:43.905-04:002014-08-04T10:25:43.905-04:00"Jubal" is an interesting character stud..."Jubal" is an interesting character study. We see how boredom and loneliness envelop Mae while jealousy and anger contaminate Pinky. I love the picture you posted showing Pinky almost behind bars, yet able to spew forth the lie that can have no happy conclusion. The friendship that develops between Shep and Jubal is strong and thankfully Bronson's character also cares about Jubal or the conclusion would have been very different. This is a great choice to kick off the blogathon. Well done, Rick!toto2https://www.blogger.com/profile/09652682900471649463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-50752953172878595202014-08-04T08:13:46.759-04:002014-08-04T08:13:46.759-04:00The emotions feel very raw in "Jubal" an...The emotions feel very raw in "Jubal" and somehow the gorgeous location filming seems to enhance that feeling. I wanted more from Steiger's performance. He seemed so obvious.<br /><br />"Jubal" is long overdue for a rewatch from me.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.com