3 Godfathers

3 Godfathers (1948)

31/12/1948
Western
1h 46m

John Ford's Legend of the Southwest!

Overview

Three outlaws on the run discover a dying woman and her baby. They swear to bring the infant to safety across the desert, even at the risk of their own lives.

  • John FordDirector
  • Robert NathanWriter
  • Laurence StallingsScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $1,243,000

  • Revenue

    $2,841,000

Keywords

  • baby
  • marshal
  • adoption
  • promise
  • outlaw
  • survival
  • fugitive
  • train
  • prison sentence
  • bank robbery
  • birth
  • desert
  • hymn
  • dying
  • posse
  • waterhole
  • arizona territory
  • newborn baby
  • desert survival

Top Billed Cast

John Wayne

John Wayne

Robert Marmaduke Sangster Hightower

Pedro Armendáriz

Pedro Armendáriz

Pedro 'Pete' Roca Fuerte

Harry Carey, Jr.

Harry Carey, Jr.

William Kearney ('The Abilene Kid')

Ward Bond

Ward Bond

Perley 'Buck' Sweet

Mae Marsh

Mae Marsh

Mrs. Perley Sweet

Mildred Natwick

Mildred Natwick

The Mother

Jane Darwell

Jane Darwell

Miss Florie

Guy Kibbee

Guy Kibbee

Judge

Dorothy Ford

Dorothy Ford

Ruby Latham

Ben Johnson

Ben Johnson

Posse man #1

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