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.
Acting
Ford's wolfish charm vs. Heflin's crumbling decency
Direction
Hotel room becomes entire universe through smart staging
Director
Delmer Daves
Glenn Ford
Ben Wade
Van Heflin
Dan Evans
Felicia Farr
Emmy
Leora Dana
Mrs. Alice Evans
Henry Jones
Alex Potter
Richard Jaeckel
Charlie Prince
Robert Emhardt
Mr. Butterfield
Sheridan Comerate
Bob Moons
George Mitchell
Bartender
Robert Ellenstein
Ernie Collins
Ford Rainey
Bisbee Marshal
Dorothy Adams
Mrs. Potter (uncredited)
John Cason
Wade Henchman (uncredited)
Richard Devon
Wade Henchman (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Glenn Ford was originally cast as Evans and Van Heflin as Wade; they swapped roles after reading the script, making Ford's villainy unexpectedly seductive.
The 2007 remake cranked up the violence and bromance, but this original trusts silence and psychology—proof that restraint hits harder than spectacle.
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