Les Crutchfield (story) and James Poe (screenplay) 'borrowed' this storyline from Halsted Welles, the first screenwriter for 3:10 to Yuma, plain and simple. no question about it.
as a side note, i know Halsted Welles' son Frank Welles personally and had my hands on the original 3:10 to Yuma script, complete with typed pages with penciled in notes in the margins. quite a thrill for any western fan.
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hobnob53
11 years ago
The two films' plots certainly have similarities but Last Train is not a remake of, or stolen from, 3:10. Most westerns have some plot similarities by the nature of the genre.
Plagiarism and theft are crimes, so be careful about carelessly accusing someone of it. If this film had stolen or plagiarized 3:10 to Yuma, you can bet that someone at Columbia or connected with the film would have sued Paramount. Such suits were commonplace in Hollywood, even more back then than today.
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pathfinder616
11 years ago
hobnob, your comments are duly noted and appreciated. i've made my edits to the original message.
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hobnob53
11 years ago
I saw your altered post. I wasn't being critical, just urging caution. But I'm still not so sure the writers "borrowed" anything.
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