What makes it different from others?

Very well executed

Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

Having shied away from westerns in the past (except for the spaghetti variety) it means I can come to a film like this afresh. And what a joy it is. From the very opening with the big sky and the tumbling landscape to the very end with clouds of steam from a trundling train, this is a beautiful experience. Based upon a story by a young Elmore Leonard, this is a solid tale, well told with dramatic and affecting photography and realistic and affecting dialogue. So many wondrous shots, children crowded behind a window and perfectly framed, ominous shadows across the bar-room floor anticipating the approach of the bad men. But are they that bad? For a film in which we basically have a ticking clock, ever anticipating the end, it is astonishing how complex the characters are revealed. The faultless Glenn Ford seduces the beautiful Felicia Farr and the magic moment as she prepares to give herself to the baddest man in town is the sparkling of her fluttering eyes. Her desires may run counter to the interests of the town and his may cause him unnecessary delay but hey they are only human. I won't give a way the ending but suffice to say it is at once predictable and astonishing. A smile, a laugh and a tear. A suitable ending for a film of many delightful contradictions and issues of human frailty. Brilliant.

This movie, filmed on the Old Tucson movie site, is definitely like High Noon. The outlaw in this piece, played well by Glenn Ford, is as mean as mean can be. Van Heflin, who must get him on the train, is a big, dauntless man who is determined to do his job. Felicia Farr here, as always, is able to catch a man's eye, the beautiful lady she is. Yes, is so much like the classic "High Noon", and the viewer is wondering if Heflin will be successful in his job. It would have looked better in color, as was the 2007 version of the movie, but I still enjoyed watching it. You can't get jaded by this western, despite the slow pace of it, and I have always liked it. Very exciting in its own way.

A decent western. Not great - far too many implausibilities in the plot, especially the ending - but reasonably entertaining nevertheless.It is the constant battle, moral and mental, between outlaw Ben Wade (played by Glenn Ford) and his captor Dan Evans (played by Van Heflin) that make this movie interesting. So many opportunities for Evans to do something different, something unethical, but will he take them?It is the performances of Ford, especially, and Heflin that make this movie watchable.I enjoyed the 2007 remake more. Wasn't brilliant, but flowed better and while it had some plot holes and implausibilities, they weren't as bad as in the 1957 movie.

It's late 19th century in the dusty Arizona Territory. Struggling rancher Dan Evans (Van Heflin) and his sons encounter Ben Wade (Glenn Ford) and his gang in a stagecoach holdup. Dan refuses to intervene. Later, Ben is captured. Desperate for money, Dan takes the job to guard the criminal destined for the the 3:10 train to Yuma.This is one of the first based on a Elmore Leonard short story. I watched the 2007 remake first. I found it gritty, morally murky, and quite frankly confused without the black and white characters. After watching the 1957 original, I can appreciate more of what the filmmakers are trying to do. I especially like the kid nagging at his father, almost taunting him as a coward. Dan's motivation is varied and complicated. In a sense, he's very human. Glenn Ford is brilliant playing against type as a villain. His motivation is also complicated. He seems like a mannered honorable man one minute and a cold-hearted killer the next. The ending is a little bit too happy ending which seemed ill fitting. Other than that, there is a lot to recommend in this movie.