After outlaw leader Ben Wade is captured in a small town, his gang continue to threaten. Small-time rancher Dan Evans is persuaded to take Wade in secret to the nearest town with a railway station to await the train to the court at Yuma. Once the two are holed up in the hotel to wait it becomes apparent the secret is out, and a battle of wills starts. Written by Jeremy Perkins {jwp@aber.ac.uk}
A stagecoach makes its way across the scorched desert as we hear sing the theme song that will be repeated in many guises throughout the film (even whistled by the villain)... more (warning! contains spoilers)
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