3:10 to Yuma

1957 92 min ★ 7.3 Western, Drama, Thriller

Dan Evans, a small time farmer, is hired to escort Ben Wade, a dangerous outlaw, to Yuma. As Evans and Wade wait for the 3:10 train to Yuma, Wade's gang is racing to free him.

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Cast

Glenn Ford

Ben Wade

Van Heflin

Dan Evans

Felicia Farr

Emmy

Leora Dana

Mrs. Alice Evans

Henry Jones

Alex Potter

Richard Jaeckel

Charlie Prince

Robert Emhardt

Mr. Butterfield

Sheridan Comerate

Bob Moons

George Mitchell

Bartender

Robert Ellenstein

Ernie Collins

Details

Director

Delmer Daves

Screenplay

Halsted Welles

Tagline

"The lonesome whistle of a train... bringing the gallows closer to a desperado... the showdown nearer to his captor!"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Revenue

$1,850,000

Production

Columbia Pictures

Reviews

J

John Chard

February 9, 2017

★ 9/10

Room 207 and the 3:10 To Yuma. Van Heflin plays rancher Dan Evans whose family and livelihood is at breaking point due to a devastating drought. Needing money fast, Evans gets thrown a financial lifeline when a reward is offered to escort a recently captured outlaw, Ben Wade (Glenn Ford), on to the 3:10 train to Yuma prison. But as Wade's gang closes in to free the shackled outlaw, and the cloc...

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Wuchak

May 9, 2018

★ 7/10

A top 50’s Western with Glenn Ford only held back by the B&W photography RELEASED IN 1957 and directed by Delmer Daves, "3:10 to Yuma” is a Western about a struggling Arizona rancher, Dan Evans (Van Heflin), who has no choice but to hire-on as an escort of dangerous, but charismatic outlaw, Ben Wade (Glenn Ford). Wade proceeds to employ psychological manipulation in order to corrupt the righteo...

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sykobanana

August 8, 2021

★ 8/10

Interesting watch, especially after the remake (which improved on some plot holes). The first half is a "typical western" that you could easily see Wayne or Stewart in. But the second half (once they arrive in Contention), sees this turn into more of a psychological drama. Especially surprising is that Wade's torments actually seem to break the hero, Evans. In this movie, Evans then suddenly...