3:10 to Yuma (1957)

Director:

Delmer Daves

Writers:

Elmore Leonard (story)
Halsted Welles (screenplay)

Release Date:

7 August 1957 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Thriller | Western

Tagline:

The Lonesome Whistle of a Train... bringing the gallows closer to a desperado--the showdown nearer to his captor!

Plot:

After outlaw leader Ben Wade is captured in a small town, his gang continue to threaten. Small-time...

Plot Keywords:

Hotel | Outlaw | Rancher | Small Town | Train

Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win & 1 nomination

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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dorothy Adams	...	Mrs. Potter (uncredited)
Danny Borzage	...	Townsman (uncredited)
John L. Cason	...	Wade Henchman (uncredited)
Woody Chambliss	...	Blacksmith (uncredited)
Barry Curtis	...	Mathew Evans (uncredited)
Richard Devon	...	Wade Henchman (uncredited)
William Dyer Jr.	...	Townsman (uncredited)
Frank Hagney	...	Townsman in Contention (uncredited)
Bill Hale	...	Dave Keene (uncredited)
Jerry Hartleben	...	Mark Evans (uncredited)
Joe Haworth	...	Wade Henchman (uncredited)
Robert 'Buzz' Henry	...	Wade Henchman (uncredited)
Tex Holden	...	One-Legged Man (uncredited)
Fred Marlow	...	Townsman (uncredited)
Tony Mayo	...	Wade Henchman (uncredited)
Erwin Neal	...	Wade Henchman (uncredited)
Jerry Oddo	...	Wade Henchman (uncredited)
William Rhinehart	...	Townsman (uncredited)
Boyd Stockman	...	Bill Moons (uncredited)
Guy Teague	...	Orin Keene (uncredited)
Guy Wilkerson	...	Hotel Proprietor-Bartender (uncredited)

Directed by
Delmer Daves

Writing credits
Elmore Leonard		(story)
Halsted Welles		(screenplay)

Produced by
David Heilweil	....	producer

Original Music by
George Duning

Cinematography by
Charles Lawton Jr.

Film Editing by
Al Clark

Art Direction by
Frank Hotaling

Set Decoration by
William Kiernan
Robert Priestley

Costume Design by
Jean Louis		(gowns)

Makeup Department
Clay Campbell	....	makeup artist
Helen Hunt	....	hair stylist
Robert J. Schiffer	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sam Nelson	....	assistant director

Sound Department
John P. Livadary	....	sound recording supervisor (as John Livadary)
J.S. Westmoreland	....	sound (as Josh Westmoreland)
John Speak	....	boom operator (uncredited)

Stunts
Robert Bradshaw	....	stunts (uncredited)
Robert 'Buzz' Henry	....	stunts (uncredited)

Music Department
Arthur Morton	....	orchestrator
Morris Stoloff	....	conductor
Morris Stoloff	....	musical director (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1957) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia Film-Verleih (1957) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Columbia Films (1957) (France) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar (Brazil) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD) (special edition)

Also Known As:

Three Ten to Yuma (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound 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)

Filming Locations:

Amerind Foundation - 2100 N. Amerind Road, Dragoon, Arizona, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

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.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: As the bad guy posse rides into Contention City, in a couple of scenes you'll note seven men on horseback. However, when Ben Wade looks out the window to talk to his gang, there are eight men present. At the same time, one of the men in the hotel states to Butterfield that he counted seven men, while Wade remarks to Evans after one of his men is shot, 'it's now one against seven'.

Quotes:

[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

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.: No Man's Land (#1.3)" (1993)

Soundtrack:

3:10 To Yuma

Another great western from Elmore Leonard

This movie was enjoyable to me before I knew anything about Elmore Leonard's writings.

The underlying story is made into a very watchable movie by the director and involves a ruthless but insightful gunman being held for subsequent transport by train which will take him to prison. The job of guarding him is taken on by reluctant guard. This temporary guard is a civilian who takes on the job only because he desperately needs the money to save his farm and family.

Typical of Leonard stories, the main characters have strengths and weaknesses not at first evident but when these traits become evident they are significant factors in the outcome of the story.

It is an intelligent movie which is great to watch. I highly recommend it.