3:10 to Yuma (1957)

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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Bisbee Marshal: Now the way I figure it, the faster we get him out of here, the safer.
Alex Potter, town drunk: That's right! We'll outsmart 'em every step! We'll outsmart 'em!
Bisbee Marshal: We only got two, three hours head start. They'll probably figure we're going to take him to For Huachuca and turn him in there.
Alex Potter, town drunk: Sure they will!
Bisbee Marshal: And if they don't figure that, they'll figure we've taken him to Benson.
Alex Potter, town drunk: That's a fact!
Bisbee Marshal: And if they don't figure that, then they'll figure we've taken him to Contention City and put him on the 3:10 to Yuma.

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Mrs. Alice Evans: Oh Dan, I don't want a hero, I want you!
Dan Evans: Honest to God, if I didn't have to do it, I wouldn't, but I heard Alex scream. The town drunk gave his life because he believed that people should be able to live in decency and peace together. Do you think I can do less?

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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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