The lonesome whistle of a train... bringing the gallows closer to a desperado... the showdown nearer to his captor!
Dan Evans, a small time farmer, is hired to escort Ben Wade, a dangerous outlaw, to Yuma. As Evans and Wade wait for the 3:10 train to Yuma, Wade's gang is racing to free him.
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Earnest, grave, classical in form and intimate.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- rawmeticulous
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Cast
- Glenn FordBen Wade
- Van HeflinDan Evans
- Felicia FarrEmmy
- Leora DanaMrs. Alice Evans
- Henry JonesAlex Potter
- Richard JaeckelCharlie Prince
- Robert EmhardtMr. Butterfield
- Sheridan ComerateBob Moons
- George MitchellBartender
- Robert EllensteinErnie Collins
Crew
- Delmer DavesDirector
- Halsted WellesScreenplay
- Charles Lawton Jr.Director of Photography
- George DuningOriginal Music Composer
- Al ClarkEditor
- David HeilweilProducer
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