3:10 to Yuma DVD

3:10 to Yuma
Desperate for money, frontier rancher Van Heflin holds outlaw Glenn Ford at gunpoint, intending to collect the $200 reward. While both men await the train to Yuma that will escort Ford to prison, the cagey outlaw offers Heflin $10,000 if he'll set Ford free. The rest of the film is a sweat-inducing cat-and-mouse game between captive and captor, interrupted with bursts of violence from both Ford's gang (commandeered by Richard Jaeckel) and the vacillating townsfolk. 3:10 to Yuma is one of the best of the character-driven "psychological" westerns of the 1950s. Its only flaw is Ford's unconvincing character turnaround towards the end. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast Glenn Ford as Ben Wade Van Heflin as Dan Evans Felicia Farr as Emmy Leora Dana as Alice Evans Henry Jones as Alex Potter Richard Jaeckel as Charlie Prince Robert Emhardt as Mr. Butterfield Sheridan Comerate as Bob Moons George Mitchell as Bartender Robert Ellenstein as Ernie Collins Ford Rainey as Marshal Barry Curtis as Mathew Jerry Hartleben as Mark

Crew Frank Hotaling - Art Director Jean Louis - Costume Designer Sam Nelson - First Assistant Director Delmer Daves - Director Al Clark - Editor George Duning - Composer (Music Score) Morris W. Stoloff - Musical Direction/Supervision Frankie Laine - Songwriter Ned Washington - Songwriter Clay Campbell - Makeup Charles Lawton - Cinematographer David Heilwell - Producer Robert Priestley - Set Designer William Kiernan - Set Designer Josh Westmoreland - Sound/Sound Designer Halsted Welles - Screenwriter Elmore Leonard - Short Story Author

3:10 to Yuma
The success of High Noon spawned numerous psychological Westerns, and one of the best of this crop was 3:10 to Yuma. Van Heflin as rancher Dan Evans and Glenn Ford as outlaw Ben Wade both give exceptional, multi-layered performances, among the best of their careers, with Ford going particularly against type and displaying that he was one of the more underrated actors of his generation. The script by Halsted Welles, based on a story by Elmore Leonard, is taut and insightful, occasionally veering towards the conventional (the love subplot between Wade and Emmy is not very believable), but always coming back in time. Equally important is the superb direction of Delmer Daves, who tells his story with an economy of flashiness, and uses the film's obvious low budget to his advantage by emphasizing the isolation and barrenness of the settings. There are also strong supporting parts for Leora Dana as Heflin's wife and a collection of scene-stealing character actors, including Richard Jaeckel, Henry Jones, and Robert Emhardt. 3:10 to Yuma ultimately stands as a superior example of that subgenre of small-scale Westerns that tell their tale simply with an emphasis on character over action, and which can often be every bit as satisfying and entertaining as the widescreen, big-themed Western epics that grab the headlines and critical acclaim. ~ Bob Mastrangelo, All Movie Guide
 

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General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: English, French, Spanish, Por Sound Processing: 5.1: 5 full-range channels. Includes 3 for the front speakers, 2 surround channels for rear speakers, & 1 low-frequency effects (LFE) channel to carry deep bass effects 1: PCM mono Additional Features: Bonus Trailers Interactive Menus Scene Selections DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: NR DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 2 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 92 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- Widescreen 0. Scene Selections 1. Start [1:53] 2. Stage Hold-up [5:06] 3. Dan Evans, Watchman [4:56] 4. Emmy [5:43] 5. The Blind Irishman [5:29] 6. Something to Remember [2:06] 7. Under Arrest [3:10] 8. The Marshall's Plan [1:23] 9. Two Volunteers [5:12] 10. The Transfer Point [2:49] 11. Supper [2:40] 12. Proud of Dan [3:23] 13. Contention City [3:13] 14. The Bridal Suite [3:00] 15. "Sure's Some Sleeper." [1:57] 16. $400 Offer [1:17] 17. Bill Moons' Funeral [2:32] 18. "Any Strangers in Town?" [1:29] 19. Silent Partner [4:16] 20. Bob Moons, Vigilante [1:35] 21. Wade Gang Escape Policy [3:42] 22. Almost 2:30 [4:27] 23. "They're Coming." [4:00] 24. The Outfit Walks Out [1:53] 25. The Drop on Alex [2:22] 26. "Don't Go Through With It." [4:40] 27. Train to Catch [3:44] 28. The 3:10 to Yuma [3:53] Side #2 -- Full Screen 0. Scene Selections 1. Start [1:53] 2. Stage Hold-up [5:06] 3. Dan Evans, Watchman [4:56] 4. Emmy [5:43] 5. The Blind Irishman [5:29] 6. Something to Remember [2:06] 7. Under Arrest [3:10] 8. The Marshall's Plan [1:23] 9. Two Volunteers [5:12] 10. The Transfer Point [2:49] 11. Supper [2:40] 12. Proud of Dan [3:23] 13. Contention City [3:13] 14. The Bridal Suite [3:00] 15. "Sure's Some Sleeper." [1:57] 16. $400 Offer [1:17] 17. Bill Moons' Funeral [2:32] 18. "Any Strangers in Town?" [1:29] 19. Silent Partner [4:16] 20. Bob Moons, Vigilante [1:35] 21. Wade Gang Escape Policy [3:42] 22. Almost 2:30 [4:27] 23. "They're Coming." [4:00] 24. The Outfit Walks Out [1:53] 25. The Drop on Alex [2:22] 26. "Don't Go Through With It." [4:40] 27. Train to Catch [3:44] 28. The 3:10 to Yuma [3:53]