<P> 3 : 10 to Yuma is a 1957 American Western film starring Glenn Ford and Van Heflin and directed by Delmer Daves . The film was based on a 1953 short story by Elmore Leonard . The film is about a drought - impoverished rancher who takes on the risky job of taking a notorious outlaw to justice . In 2012 , the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' . </P>
<P> 3 : 10 to Yuma is a 1957 American Western film starring Glenn Ford and Van Heflin and directed by Delmer Daves . The film was based on a 1953 short story by Elmore Leonard . The film is about a drought - impoverished rancher who takes on the risky job of taking a notorious outlaw to justice . In 2012 , the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' . </P>
who starred in the original 310 to yuma
who starred in the original 310 to yuma
Glenn Ford and Van Heflin
Glenn Ford and Van Heflin