Jubal (1956)

Jubal's the new guy on the ranch but he's no slouch. In no time, he's got everyone's attention: the boss (Ernest Borgnine) wants to make him the foreman, the boss's wife wants to make him her boy-toy, and the former big man in the bunkhouse (Rod Steiger) wants to make him dead because Jubal's been offered the two jobs he's been eyeing for himself.

Most scenes play out nicely -- lots of bubbling tension I was never quite sure would break the wished-for way. Even Steiger comes off alright, despite the weird choice to deliver many of his lines more like a revival meeting preacher than a ranch hand.

B