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3:10 To Yuma [1957]


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Editorial
Amazon.co.uk Review

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


Subtle and tense
Review date: 2008-06-17 Rating: 8 out of 10

If I had not seen the more recent production of this first, I would have found the end more tense.

Richard Jeackel is a very good as the psychotic side kick, Charlie Prince. A shame his ending is not as dramatic as in the latest version.

The ending in this one is more subtle and you need to listen carefully to what Ben Wade says. If you do then the ending is a more acceptable I think because he has no intention of ... In the remake, just in case a modern audience does not get the point, he does something else in the very last few seconds.

Glenn Ford is very good. Charismatic.

For the price this is worth looking at.

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Almost a masterpiece
Review date: 2007-11-10 Rating: 8 out of 10

From the days when Elmore Leonard was best known for his Westerns, 3:10 to Yuma come close to being a masterpiece but just falls short in the final reel. Along with a tight, tense narrative, it's extremely well directed by unfairly overlooked Delmar Daves, whose mastery of the camera is visible in almost every frame. It also boasts a dazzling star performance from Glenn Ford that many of today's stars could pick up a few tricks from: between them, Daves and Ford almost (but not quite) manage to pull off the completely out of character ending. Leaves High Noon eating its dust.

High class western
Review date: 2007-11-07 Rating: 8 out of 10

Although clearly inspired by "High Noon", "3:10 to Yuma" is sufficiently original, and has a lot of other good qualities, that it compares favourably with that earlier great film.

Glenn Ford stars as Ben Wade the leader of a gang of theives who at the beginning of the film rob a stagecoach. Dan Evans witnesses the robbery and is powerless to do anything about it. Wade takes Evans horses but allows him and his sons to walk away unscathed. In the second half of the film the two meet each other again, in completly different circumstances and the main plot unfolds.

The strong point of this film is its cinematography. Its beautifully shot in black and white and is presented in wide screen. The opening scene which unfolds over the opening credits deserves a special mention, but there are many other scenes which are excellently shot. Full credit to the director Delmer Daves and the Cinematographer Charles Lawton Jr. This element of the film merits 5 stars.

However, its not as good as High Noon, and had a few moments where I just didn't believe what was happening. Notable amongst these was the ending which seemed like a bit of a cop-out to me. I have not seen the remake yet (although I know someone who has and he was not impressed) but it will have to be very good to be better than this.



Classic Western !
Review date: 2006-09-10 Rating: 8 out of 10

1957's 3:10 to Yuma, is one of the most interesting and popular westerns of the 1950ths. Directed by Delmer Daves, once again teaming with Glenn Ford (after 1956's Jubal)the film is an interesting story revolving around a rancher played by Van Heflin(Shane)who has to escort a dangerous gang lider to the 3.10 train to Yuma from where he will go to jail. Ford plays the bad guy in this one, but in a very simpathetic way, rediming himself at the end...
Beautifully shot in black and white, this is a western that influenced the genre in the years that follow, inspiring for instance Kirk Douglas 1958 "Last Train from Gun Hill" and with his classic status being reinforced by the upcoming remake feauturing Russel Crowe and Christian Balle. Glenn Ford, who passed away this year was always an underrated actor, however he was one of the best screen cowboys who ever lived, his films with Delmer Daves (Jubal, 3:10 to Yuma, Cowboy) plus " the fastest gun alive" and Anthony Manns's last western, 1960 "Cimarron" toguether with the noir classics "Gilda", "the Big Heat" and "the undecover man" make Glenn Ford a true Hollywood legend.

More than routine
Review date: 2005-09-27 Rating: 6 out of 10

This early script of Elmore Leonard carries some of the themes and motifs of his later work. There is the suggestion that Glenn Ford's character is no worse than the men who hunt him down and in fact he is shown to have a strict code of honour by which he lives: he also has respect for women and enjoys their company using charm to interest them. Also the doubling effect seen in much of Leonard's work is apparent as Ford and Heflin have a respect for each other which leads to Ford making unlikely but symbolic gestures. With hints of 'High Noon' and 'Shane' at first glance it appears another routine Western but the quality of the script and the central performances always make it interesting.

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Actor(s):
Felicia Farr
Van Heflin
Henry Jones
Leora Dana
Glenn Ford

Creators:
Glenn Ford (Primary Contributor)
Van Heflin (Primary Contributor)
Charles Lawton Jr. (Cinematographer)
Al Clark (Editor)
David Heilweil (Producer)
Elmore Leonard (Writer)
Halsted Welles (Writer)

Director(s):

Recording label: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
EAN: 5035822101036
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Black & White, Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen,
Release date: 2002-04-22
Number of discs: 1
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Audience rating: Parental Guidance
Region code: 2
Running time: 88 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1957-08-07
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