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3:10 to Yuma (1957)

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Desperate for money, frontier rancher Van Heflin holds outlaw Glenn Ford at gunpoint, intending to collect the $200 reward. While both men await the train to Yuma that will escort Ford to prison, the cagey outlaw offers Heflin $10,000 if he'll set Ford free. The rest of the film is a sweat-inducing cat-and-mouse game between captive and captor, interrupted with bursts of violence from both Ford's gang (commandeered by Richard Jaeckel) and the vacillating townsfolk. 3:10 to Yuma is one of the

Unrated, 1 hr. 32 min.

Western, Drama, Classics

Directed By: Delmer Daves

Written By: Halsted Welles

In Theaters: Aug 7, 1957 Wide

On DVD: Apr 2, 2002

Columbia Pictures

That the climax fizzles must be laid on doorstep of Halsted Welles, who adapts Elmore Leonard's story quite well until that point.

August 17, 2007 Full Review Source: Variety

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This is a first-rate action picture -- a respectable second section to High Noon.

March 25, 2006 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Bosley Crowther

New York Times

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Despite an abundance of talk, this 1957 film is often considered [Daves'] best.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Pat Graham

Chicago Reader

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A portrait of storytelling made for and by the Silent Generation, an audience all too familiar with the world's spooky, white-knuckled moral twilight.

May 10, 2011 Full Review Source: Time Out New York

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Stephen Garrett

Time Out New York

The film is something of a classic and boasts a terrific ending.

January 24, 2008 Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile

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Urban Cinefile

Although not as nerve-wracking as High Noon, 3:10 to Yuma is even more claustrophobic… and the two-character drama is more intriguing than High Noon's protagonist standing alone.

September 21, 2007 Full Review Source: Decent Films Guide

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Steven D. Greydanus

Decent Films Guide

No amount of climactic train smoke can mask the fact that the finale is fancifully optimistic gibberish.

September 9, 2007 Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

The new 3:10 to Yuma will have to be quite a film to stand up to the original.

September 7, 2007 Comment

Bruce Dancis

Sacramento Bee

It's nice to have Delmer Daves's solid western on DVD, even this special edition is just a throwaway portion of its remake's promotional machine.

September 7, 2007 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Fernando F. Croce

Slant Magazine

A sturdy genre piece.

September 7, 2007 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Fernando F. Croce

Slant Magazine

The minutes tick toward 3:10, and all we can do is watch and hope that it all turns out ok. That's the best kind of Western, one that allows feelings like that to emerge while watching.

September 7, 2007 Full Review Source: Film Threat

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Rory L. Aronsky

Film Threat

Though it is masterful in stretches, it ultimately mistakes feel-good qualities for truly satisfying ones.

September 6, 2007 Full Review Source: Projection Booth

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Rob Humanick

Projection Booth

Although it didn't receive any major awards, 3:10 To Yuma is considered one of the best westerns of the 1950s.

September 3, 2007 Comment

Diana Saenger

Classic Movie Guide

Set during a drought in the empty, parched West, this is a film defined by emptiness and dust, its players alone and vulnerable in the eerie landscape.

August 30, 2007 Full Review Source: MSN.com

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Sean Axmaker

MSN.com

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Much more human than the remake, I thought, and to the good, it's 20 minutes shorter. I say it's a good thing because this is a movie based on an Elmore Leonard story. James Mangold, in his remake, would do well to take the author's advice and "leave out the parts readers [viewers] tend to skip." I found Van Heflin

September 29, 2007