"Three-Ten to Yuma" is a short story written by Elmore Leonard that was first published in Dime Western Magazine, a 1950s pulp magazine, in March 1953. It is one of the few Western stories to have been adapted to the screen twice, in 1957 and in 2007. Paul Scallen, a deputy marshal, is escorting train robber and wanted fugitive Jimmy Kidd to Tucson to stand trial. The two travel to a small town called Contention, where they prepare to catch a train to Yuma later in the afternoon. The two hole up in a hotel room close to the train station with the help of Mr. Timpey, a representative of Wells Fargo sent to ensure Kidd is brought to justice for stealing the bank's money. Scallen and Kidd wait in the hotel room and spend the next few hours discussing Scallen's pay and motivations.
Adaptations (2)
Three-Ten to Yuma has been adapted into 2 films, from 1957 to 2007. The most recent is 3:10 to Yuma (2007).
3:10 to Yuma1957 · film · 92 min · dir. Delmer Daves · IMDb ↗Dan Evans, a small time farmer, is hired to escort Ben Wade, a dangerous outlaw, to Yuma. As Evans and Wade wait for the 3:10 train to Yuma, Wade's gang is racing to free him.
3:10 to Yuma2007 · film · 122 min · dir. James Mangold · IMDb ↗In Arizona in the late 1800s, infamous outlaw Ben Wade and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans, struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the "3:10 to Yuma", a train that will take the killer to trial.
