HotToastyRag The same Columbia Pictures released 3:10 Yuma, United Artists released their own very similar film The Ride Back. In both films, a reluctant lawman is recruited to escort a dangerous criminal to his doom-in 3:10 to Yuma it's the train station, and in The Ride Back it's the United States border. Chances are, if you liked one you'll like the other, so if this is your cup of tea, give it a whirl.In this one, William Conrad is a sheriff who has to travel down to Mexico to bring back a wanted criminal. The half-Mexican wanted criminal is played by-I'll give you three guesses-Anthony Quinn. Given every opportunity, Tony tries to escape, but Bill is determined to bring him to the border. Along the way, the lines of right and wrong blur as Tony shows a warm and caring heart. Will Bill go through with it? You'll have to watch to find out. Compared to the original 3:10 to Yuma-the remake is in a class by itself-I actually liked this movie better. William Conrad is a little boring and wooden, but Anthony Quinn is delectably warm and easy to root for. And as a bonus, Eddie Albert sings the title song! If you're looking for an even better movie though, try The River's Edge, an exciting western where Anthony Quinn toughs it out with a rattlesnake.

etorch This movie seems to excite interest and admiration for what is supposedly a very offbeat and anti-hero '50's western. As much as I hate to say it, I'm not sure Conrad could carry his part of this movie, although he has some very emotive moments. For his part, Quinn does what he can with what he has in dialogue, but the revelation about the character or his wife / girlfriend is simply a one act pony. BTW--the ending isn't THAT original. You can see the plot denouement a long way before it occurs.

dbdumonteil More a psychological drama than a western ;fans of action-packed stories will not get something out of it.The enemy remains in the wings ,and anyway Chris's worst enemy is neither the Indians nor unlucky outlaw Bob .It's his own self.This ride back is actually an initiatory journey .This sheriff is a complete washout and the capture of Bob could be his only claim-to-fame .All along the way ,he learns that the "villain" is (and has) anything he longs for: the scenes in the Mexican village may seem filler,but they are crucial:we are told that a woman is attached to this bandit ,but that he has also found a place where he is loved :that's what the priest tries to explain to Chris but it's too soon :he is not ready to accept his own reality : he has never been able to love anybody ,and to be loved ,he has lost his will to live .When they discover the dead bodies ,he is not even able to show some compassion and it's the outlaw who urges him to bury them.It's only when they meet the survivor that the marshal realizes that your life is not wretched when you help your fellow man, with nothing in return.Anthony Quinn's Bob's moral fiber is constantly growing ,as long as the movie progresses.Both him and William Conrad give restrained performances which go straight to the heart.

txakura Ahead of its time story relying on psychological impact of stress on a sherrif trying to take a prisoner back for trial. Little shoot-em-up, lots more dialogue.Bill Conrad, while still Matt Dillon on the radio, plays a thoroughly different character on the big screen.I've liked this movie since I first saw it. It really stuck to my memory.