3:10 to Yuma

3:10 to Yuma (1957) starring Van Heflin, Glenn Ford, Felicia Farr. Suspenseful Western based on an Elmore Leonard story. Heflin plays rancher Dan Evans who, desperate for money (and his sons' respect), takes on the job of guarding killer Ben Wade (Ford). The plan is to put Wade on the 3:10 train to Yuma before his gang shows up to free him. When seven of his gang ride into town, the tension mounts. I'm partial to Westerns, and this one is nearly perfect. Grade: A-