3:10 To Yuma [1957]

Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Western

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
George Mitchell	Bartender
Robert Ellenstein	Ernie Collins

Director	Delmer Daves
Producer	David Heilweil
Writer	Elmore Leonard; Halsted Welles

3:10 to Yuma is a tight, taut Western in the High Noon tradition. Struggling rancher and family man Van Heflin sneaks captured outlaw Glenn Ford out from under the eyes of his gang and nervously awaits the prison train. Adapted from an Elmore Leonard story, this tense thriller is boiled down to its essential elements: a charming and cunning criminal, an initially reluctant hero whose courage and resolution hardens along the way and a waiting game that pits them in a battle of wills and wits. Glenn Ford practically steals the film in one of his best performances ever: calm, cool and confident, he's a ruthless killer with polite manners and an honourable streak. Director Delmer Daves (Broken Arrow) sets it all in a harsh, parched frontier of empty landscapes, deserted towns and dust, creating a brittle quiet that threatens to snap into violence at any moment. --Sean Axmaker, Amazon.com