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7 August 1957 (USA) moreTagline:
The Lonesome Whistle of a Train... bringing the gallows closer to a desperado--the showdown nearer to his captor! morePlot:
After outlaw leader Ben Wade is captured in a small town, his gang continue to threaten. Small-time... more | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Striking Imagery moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Glenn Ford | ... | Ben Wade | |
| Van Heflin | ... | Dan Evans | |
| Felicia Farr | ... | Emmy | |
| Leora Dana | ... | Mrs. Alice Evans | |
| Henry Jones | ... | Alex Potter, town drunk | |
| Richard Jaeckel | ... | Charlie Prince | |
| Robert Emhardt | ... | Mr. Butterfield, Stage Line Owner | |
| Sheridan Comerate | ... | Bob Moons (Stagedriver's Brother) | |
| George Mitchell | ... | Bartender | |
| Robert Ellenstein | ... | Ernie Collins | |
| Ford Rainey | ... | Bisbee Marshal |
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92 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Certification:
Netherlands:6 | South Africa:PG | Australia:G (DVD rating) | Australia:PG (original rating) | Finland:K-16 | UK:PG | USA:Approved (PCA #18496) | West Germany:12 | Argentina:Atp | UK:A (original rating)Fun Stuff
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James Mangold, who directed the 2007 remake, was sufficiently influenced by the film to name the lead character Heflin in his 1997 film Cop Land (1997), after Van Heflin, the star of this film. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Wade is handcuffed and set in the stagecoach, his jacket is completely unbuttoned, and remains like this in all shots he appears, until he step down on the Dan's ranch. When he walks toward the Dan's house, his jacket is completely buttoned. Once inside the house, the jacket appears in part unbuttoned. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Mr. Butterfield, Stage Line Owner: Let me warn you - I am Mr. Butterfield; this is my line, these are my passengers. You bother any of them, I'll hound you from here to kingdom come.
Ben Wade: Mr. Butterfield, we don't mean to bother anybody - we just mean to get what's under that tarpaulin up there, that's all
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In the Old West, a meek family man (Van Heflin), already under pressure to save his cattle and homestead from a devastating drought, must now confront a ruthless, but smooth-talking, killer (Glenn Ford). Textured characterization of these two men, with seemingly opposite motivations, more than offsets a somewhat thin story, a credit both to the film's dialogue and to the acting.
The pace is slow and plodding. The tension builds gradually, as the clock counts down the hours and minutes to the arrival of the 3:10 p.m. train to Yuma (Arizona), that will end the standoff. The film's simple theme of good vs. evil evokes similar stories from the old Gunsmoke TV series of the 1950s.
The film gets off to a powerful start, with a stark B&W image of a distant stage coach moving across a barren desert landscape, as Frankie Laine wails, with affectation, the mournful theme song. It's one of the most striking opening scenes in cinema history.
While the dialogue and acting are more than competent, it's the visuals that really distinguish this film. The overall B&W imagery provided by cinematographer Charles Lawton, Jr. is almost in the same league as the B&W imagery from cinematographers Gregg Toland and Stanley Cortez.
Apart from the thin story, my only significant quibble with the film is its finale, which I found to be unrealistic, and unsatisfying. These issues aside, "3:10 To Yuma" is a technically well made western that thankfully eschews displays of gratuitous violence, and focuses instead on the psychology of human conflict.