Hell's Heroes

"The All-Talking Outdoor Classic"

Jan 5 1930 Passed 1h 8m
Action, Crime, Drama

Three bank robbers on the run happen across a woman about to give birth in an abandoned covered wagon. Before she dies, she names the three bandits as her newborn son's godfathers. Remade as Three Godfathers (1936) and 3 Godfathers (1949).

Plot

When three men (Charles Bickford, Raymond Hatton and Fred Kohler) rob a bank in New Jerusalem, a cashier (Edward Hearn) is killed and the three bandits escape into the desert where they lose their horses in a sandstorm. Finding a woman (Fritzi Ridgeway) who gives birth, they are made godfathers only to learn that the baby's father was the man they killed in the holdup. When the woman dies they head back on foot to New Jerusalem, but they have little water and it is 40 miles.

Written by

Peter B. Kyne, Tom Reed, C. Gardner Sullivan

Directed by

William Wyler

Cast

Charles Bickford, Raymond Hatton, Fred Kohler

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
1,096
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA