TMDb Rating
6.9/10
16 verified votes
Three Godfathers (1936)
ActionDramaWestern
81 min
"On the brink of hell...a baby's smile came into the darkened souls of three bad men!"
Plot Summary
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).
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Keywords to include
ActionDramaWesternRichard BoleslawskiChester MorrisLewis Stone1936
Director
Richard Boleslawski
Top Cast
Chester MorrisLewis StoneWalter BrennanIrene HerveySidney Toler
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