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Three Godfathers
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6.9In a town called New Jerusalem, three bandits hold up a bank. After a gun battle with the townspeople, the three robbers retreat into the scorching Arizona desert. There, they happen upon an ill woman stranded with her child. As the mother dies, she begs the men to take care of her infant. The fugitives want to save the baby -- but to do so, they'll have to travel back to New Jerusalem, where they are wanted men. Remade as 3 Godfathers (1949).
Released: 1936-03-0681 minDir: Richard BoleslawskiAction, Drama, Western
Cast
- Chester Morris as Robert 'Bob' Sangster
- Lewis Stone as James 'Doc' Underwood
- Walter Brennan as Samuel 'Gus' Barton
- Irene Hervey as Molly
- Sidney Toler as Professor Amos Snape
- Dorothy Tree as Blackie Winters
Themes
- baby
- thirst
- outlaw
- remake
- bank robbery
- desert
- tuberculosis
- posse
- return to hometown
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- Western film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Ryszard Bolesławski
- Screenwriter
- Peter B. Kyne
- Cast member
- Irene Hervey
- Composer
- William Axt
- Producer
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Duration
- 81
- FilmAffinity ID
- 627085
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- publication date
- 1936-01-01
- title
- Three Godfathers
- color
- black-and-white
- set during recurring event
- Christmas and holiday season
- Commons category
- Three Godfathers (1936 film)
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