MOVIE · 1957

3:10 to Yuma

ActionAdventureDramaThrillerWestern92 min

Struggling rancher Dan Evans takes a dangerous job: escort captured outlaw Ben Wade to the prison train bound for Yuma. Van Heflin’s Evans is a family man worn down by drought and debt, while Glenn Ford’s Wade keeps the upper hand even in custody, needling the men assigned to guard him. The action narrows to a small Arizona town, where Evans and Wade wait in a hotel room for the 3:10 train as Wade’s gang races in to break him out. A simple transfer becomes a tense standoff, with the clock, the town, and the outlaw’s charm all working against Evans.