Language English Published in Dime Western Magazine Originally published March 1953 Country United States of America | Genre(s) Short story Publication date March 1953 | |
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Adaptations 3:10 to Yuma (2007), 3:10 to Yuma (1957) Similar El Leonard books, Other books | ||
"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 very few Western stories that has been adapted to the screen twice, in 1957 and in 2007.
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Plot summary
The story focuses on two men, one of whom is a deputy, another a ruthless outlaw. The deputy agrees to take the outlaw to the Yuma Territorial Prison in Yuma, Arizona by train. The deputy overcomes the odds to get the outlaw to the train before its 3:10 departure time.
Adaptations
The written story is the kernel from which the two films grew and the source of some dialogue in each film. The names of most characters in the movies differ from those in the story, save that of Charlie Prince, a character in each version.
Anthologies
The story is collected in The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard, as well as in the selection of Leonard's stories Three-Ten to Yuma and Other Stories.