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3:10 to Yuma (1957)

Director(s) Delmer Daves
Producer(s) David Heilweil
Top Genres Action, Adventure, Drama, Film Adaptation, Thriller/Suspense, Western
Top Topics Book-Based, Outlaws, Wild West
More Films Directed by Delmer Daves More Films Produced by David Heilweil More Films from 1957 More Films from the 1950s Top Classic Movies of the 1950s Top Book-Based Films

3:10 to Yuma Overview:

3:10 to Yuma (1957) was a Western - Adventure Film directed by Delmer Daves and produced by David Heilweil.

3:10 to Yuma was inducted into the National Film Registry in 2012.

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3:10 to Yuma Quotes:

Mrs. Alice Evans: Oh Dan, I don't want a hero, I want you!
Dan Evans: Honest to God, if I didn't have to do it, I wouldn't, but I heard Alex scream. The town drunk gave his life because he believed that people should be able to live in decency and peace together. Do you think I can do less?
Dan Evans: Why did you do it, Ben?
Ben Wade: I don't like owing anybody any favors. You saved my life back at the hotel. That's all right, I've broken out of Yuma before.
Dan Evans: Well, my jobs finished when I get you there.
[Prince has been pretending to sleep in the lobby of the hotel where they're holding Ben Wade]
Charlie Prince: Any strangers come in town?
Hotel Proprietor-Bartender: Not since you went to sleep, sir.
Charlie Prince: I might as well go along. She won't come now.
Hotel Proprietor-Bartender: Who was you plannin' to meet?
Charlie Prince: My wife - she ran off with a travelin' man.
Hotel Proprietor-Bartender: She did?
Charlie Prince: That's why I've been sittin' up all night. I figgered he'd bring her here.
Hotel Proprietor-Bartender: Well, whaddaya know? Mine ran off, too. I wonder why they do that.
Charlie Prince: I don't know. I've always treated mine alright - never hit her too hard.
[Dan returns to his ranch after seeing the stage hold-up]
Mrs. Alice Evans: Well, I'm glad you're back safe. Heavens, anything could have happened.
Dan Evans: Well, there was no danger... not to us, anyway.
Mrs. Alice Evans: It just seems so terrible.
Dan Evans: Why? What's terrible?
Mrs. Alice Evans: Nothing.
Dan Evans: What's the matter?
Mrs. Alice Evans: Nothing. It seems terrible that something bad can happen and all anybody can do is stand by and watch.
Dan Evans: Lots of things happen where all you can do is stand by and watch.
Ben Wade: What are you squeezin' that watch for? Squeezin' that watch ain't gonna stop time.
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3:10 to Yuma Facts
This film, along with the equally allegorical High Noon, was a deciding factor in making Howard Hawks turn out Rio Bravo, a return to simpler, less revisionist Westerns.
Average Shot Length = ~6.4 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~6.6 seconds.
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