Movie·1936·1h 21m
Three Godfathers
On the brink of hell...a baby's smile came into the darkened souls of three bad men!
Directed By
Richard Boleslawski
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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// overview
The Story
In 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).
Written By
Manuel Seff, Edward E. Paramore Jr., Ainsworth Morgan
Producer
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cinematography
Joseph Ruttenberg
Music
William Axt
Editor
Frank Sullivan
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Chester Morris
Robert 'Bob' Sangster
Lewis Stone
James 'Doc' Underwood
Walter Brennan
Samuel 'Gus' Barton
Irene Hervey
Molly
Sidney Toler
Professor Amos Snape
Dorothy Tree
Blackie Winters
Roger Imhof
Sheriff
Willard Robertson
Reverend McLane
Robert Livingston
Frank Benson
John Sheehan
Ed Barrow
Joseph Marievsky
Pedro
Victor Potel
'Buck Tooth'
Helen Brown
Mrs. George Marshall
Harvey Clark
Marcus Treen
Virginia Brissac
Mrs. McLane
Jean Kircher
Baby Marshall
Bernard Carr
Ralph (uncredited)
Richard Cramer
Prospector Dancing with Blackie (uncredited)
// crew
Crew
Manuel Seff
Screenplay
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Producer, Writer
Frank Sullivan
Editor
Edward E. Paramore Jr.
Screenplay
Richard Boleslawski
Director
William Axt
Original Music Composer
Joseph Ruttenberg
Director of Photography
Ainsworth Morgan
Writer
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