Western drama verging on cowboy soap opera, given typically florid, overheated Delmer Daves direction. Ranch-hand Glenn Ford attempts to avoid the flirtatious advances of his boss's wife, but lingering doubts and gossip eventually turn the situation violent. If this sounds familiar, think Shakespeare's "Othello" in chaps. The terrific male stars (Ford, Ernest Borgnine, Rod Steiger, and, in a lesser role, Charles Bronson) are much better than the screenplay, which has them arguing over a woman (Valerie French) who hardly seems worth the trouble. Still, it looks good and builds to a tense, if overripe, conclusion. **1/2 from ****
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