3:10 to Yuma

3:10 to Yuma is a 1957 western film starring Glenn Ford and Van Heflin and directed by Delmer Daves. The film was based on the short story by Elmore Leonard. The film was well received on release and is still highly regarded today. In 2007 there was a remake of the film starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale, and directed by James Mangold. After the head of a band of outlaws is captured, he engages in a battle of wills with a rancher who is hired to take him to stand trial. The gang also does its best to free its leader. The title song, "The 3:10 to Yuma", was sung by Frankie Laine. In Arizona Territory of the 1880s, rancher Dan Evans (Van Heflin) and his young sons witness a stagecoach holdup. When the driver, Bill Moons (Boyd Stockman) overpowers one of the robbers and uses him as a human shield, Ben Wade (Glenn Ford), the leader of the gang, callously shoots both men. Wade and his men stop at the saloon in nearby Bisbee, posing as cowhands. When Wade stays too long to become... full article at wikipedia