Plot summary

Finally, with the notorious outlaw Ben Wade in the hands of the law, the impoverished cattle rancher, Dan Evans, finds a window of opportunity to salvage his dying drought-stricken farm. For $200, the otherwise peaceful Arizona farmer volunteers to escort the captured criminal to the nearby town of Contention City, where they'll catch the 3:10 train to Yuma Prison. However, the journey to the train station is perilous, and Wade's ruthless gang of gunmen is hot on their trail, intent on rescuing their boss. Will Evans manage to save his long-suffering family? Is Ben, the tricky manipulator, going to live to fight another day?—Nick Riganas