3 Godfathers (1948)

12/31/1948 (US) • 1h 46m

Western

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.

Top Billed Cast

John Wayne

Robert Marmaduke Sangster Hightower

Pedro Armendáriz

Pedro 'Pete' Roca Fuerte

Harry Carey, Jr.

William Kearney ('The Abilene Kid')

Ward Bond

Perley 'Buck' Sweet

Mae Marsh

Mrs. Perley Sweet

Mildred Natwick

The Mother

Jane Darwell

Miss Florie

Dorothy Ford

Ruby Latham


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$1,243,000.00

Revenue

$2,841,000.00

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

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