3:10 to Yuma

Watching the b/w version of 3:10 to Yuma. I'm not sure I recognize any of the stars. The wild west costumes are awesome. Some Batman/ bugle music during scenes where people shoot near each other.
Early in, it teases me with a long side story about an arthritic drunk who may be the main character. I was slightly disappointed to see him used for a short physical comedy bit.

Alex Potter. They won't let him join the posse, like a Rudolph with a bright red knuckle instead of nose. Looks like the arthritic guy made the posse after all. The other "men" in town didn't want to drive the convict to the station to catch the 3:10 to Yuma.

The old music is tough to take, if you ever rent it and have a soundtrack off option, take that option.

Uh-oh, here come the pan flutes, must be trouble ahead.

Dinner at the rich guys house, the convict is chained up, but having dinner with the fam. The convict is sweet talking the rich guy's wife.
The hats are going to be much bigger in the remake. I really hope they keep the arthritic guy, but I keep trying to see if his hands are... Now he's begging a twelve year old for some booze. The boozie arthritic antihero. I wonder if Hitchcock directed this.
After leaving the rich guy's house they arrive at a sleepy town where it appears they will put the convict aboard the 3:10 to Yuma. It appears to be about six o clock Ante Meridian so our band of three heroes (the drunk arthritic, the rich family guy and an aging hero type) will hold with with their prized convict in the local swank hotel for several hours.

I can tell it is swank because it has a tub in every room.

The convict is in a bedroom with the rich family guy pointing a gun in his face. The convict is bouncing on bed asking how many brides "you know..."

It now appears that the rich family guy has some debts he needs to pay off.

Convict's accomplice on wives: "I always treated mine alright, never hit her too hard."

It turns out that the convict offers $10,000 to the now poor family guy. He took the security job for $200.

The convicts accomplice just found out the hotel room they are staying in. I think I'll watch the rest after I see the Christian Bale version.