3:10 to Yuma (2007)
Directed by James Mangold, 3:10 to Yuma (2007) is an American Western action drama film. It is the second adaptation of Elmore Leonard’s 1953 short story Three-Ten to Yuma, following the 1957 film of the same name. Set in Arizona in 1884, it tells the story of Dan Evans, a poor rancher and Civil War veteran who is in debt to wealthy Glen Hollander. Following Hollander’s warning by burning down his barn and scattering his cattle, Evans and his two sons set out to find their lost herd. They come across Ben Wade and his gang robbing an armored stagecoach staffed with Pinkertons. Seeing that Evans and his sons pose no threat, Wade takes their horses with him as he leaves, promising to leave them ‘on the road to Bisbee’. After Wade’s departure, Evans rescues Byron McElroy, the lone surviving coach guard who has been severely wounded by Wade’s gang.
Wade and his gang ride to Bisbee, where they drink at the local saloon and divide up their loot. After the rest of the gang departs, Wade opts to remain behind and spend time with the barmaid. Meanwhile, Evans seeks assistance from veterinarian/lawman Doc Potter for McElroy’s injuries and attempts to negotiate his debt with Hollander. Later on, Evans encounters Wade exiting an upstairs room in the saloon and convinces him to pay a sum of money for causing trouble. However, while they are conversing, lawmen surround the saloon and arrest Wade. Grayson Butterfield, representing the railroad company, then hires a posse consisting of McElroy, Potter, Tucker (one of Hollander’s men), and Evans to escort Wade to Contention for his 3:10 afternoon train voyage to Yuma Territorial Prison.
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Directed by James Mangold, 3:10 to Yuma (2007) is an American Western action drama film. It is the second adaptation of Elmore Leonard’s 1953 short story Three-Ten to Yuma, following the 1957 film of the same name. Set in Arizona in 1884, it tells the story of Dan Evans, a poor rancher and Civil War veteran who is in debt to wealthy Glen Hollander. Following Hollander’s warning by burning down his barn and scattering his cattle, Evans and his two sons set out to find their lost herd. They come across Ben Wade and his gang robbing an armored stagecoach staffed with Pinkertons. Seeing that Evans and his sons pose no threat, Wade takes their horses with him as he leaves, promising to leave them ‘on the road to Bisbee’. After Wade’s departure, Evans rescues Byron McElroy, the lone surviving coach guard who has been severely wounded by Wade’s gang.
Wade and his gang ride to Bisbee, where they drink at the local saloon and divide up their loot. After the rest of the gang departs, Wade opts to remain behind and spend time with the barmaid. Meanwhile, Evans seeks assistance from veterinarian/lawman Doc Potter for McElroy’s injuries and attempts to negotiate his debt with Hollander. Later on, Evans encounters Wade exiting an upstairs room in the saloon and convinces him to pay a sum of money for causing trouble. However, while they are conversing, lawmen surround the saloon and arrest Wade. Grayson Butterfield, representing the railroad company, then hires a posse consisting of McElroy, Potter, Tucker (one of Hollander’s men), and Evans to escort Wade to Contention for his 3:10 afternoon train voyage to Yuma Territorial Prison.