3:10 to Yuma (1957)

[Dan returns to his ranch after seeing the stage hold-up]
Mrs. Alice Evans: Well, I'm glad you're back safe. Heavens, anything could have happened.
Dan Evans: Well, there was no danger... not to us, anyway.
Mrs. Alice Evans: It just seems so terrible.
Dan Evans: Why? What's terrible?
Mrs. Alice Evans: Nothing.
Dan Evans: What's the matter?
Mrs. Alice Evans: Nothing. It seems terrible that something bad can happen and all anybody can do is stand by and watch.
Dan Evans: Lots of things happen where all you can do is stand by and watch.

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Ben Wade: What are you squeezin' that watch for? Squeezin' that watch ain't gonna stop time.

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Emmy: Funny, some men you see every day for ten years and you never notice; some men you see once and they're with you for the rest of your life.

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This film, along with the equally allegorical High Noon, was a deciding factor in making Howard Hawks turn out Rio Bravo, a return to simpler, less revisionist Westerns.
Average Shot Length = ~6.4 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~6.6 seconds.
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