One of best westerns I've ever seen--3:10 to Yuma 1957
I had previously seen what I now know is "the remake" in 2007, but........
I never knew about this one. 1957, Glenn Ford, Van Heflin. It's in B&W and tremendously well done in my opinion. Another example of how understated acting with no stupid overdone blood, guts and gunfire (effects) and yet the movie just CLICKS
3:10 to Yuma is a 1957 American Western film directed by Delmer Daves, starring Glenn Ford and Van Heflin. Based on a 1953 short story by Elmore Leonard, it is about a drought-impoverished rancher who takes on the risky job of escorting a notorious outlaw to justice. In 2012, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[2][3]
The title song, "The 3:10 to Yuma", was written by George Duning (music) and Ned Washington (lyrics), and sung at the beginning and end of the film by Frankie Laine. He recorded it for Columbia Records in 1957 with the Jimmy Carroll Orchestra and in 1960 with the Johnny Williams Orchestra. It was also recorded by Sandy Denny in 1967, for Island Records. The film was remade in 2007, directed by James Mangold and starring Russell Crowe with Christian Bale.
I had previously seen what I now know is "the remake" in 2007, but........
I never knew about this one. 1957, Glenn Ford, Van Heflin. It's in B&W and tremendously well done in my opinion. Another example of how understated acting with no stupid overdone blood, guts and gunfire (effects) and yet the movie just CLICKS
3:10 to Yuma is a 1957 American Western film directed by Delmer Daves, starring Glenn Ford and Van Heflin. Based on a 1953 short story by Elmore Leonard, it is about a drought-impoverished rancher who takes on the risky job of escorting a notorious outlaw to justice. In 2012, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[2][3]
The title song, "The 3:10 to Yuma", was written by George Duning (music) and Ned Washington (lyrics), and sung at the beginning and end of the film by Frankie Laine. He recorded it for Columbia Records in 1957 with the Jimmy Carroll Orchestra and in 1960 with the Johnny Williams Orchestra. It was also recorded by Sandy Denny in 1967, for Island Records. The film was remade in 2007, directed by James Mangold and starring Russell Crowe with Christian Bale.
