Three Godfathers

"On the brink of hell...a baby's smile came into the darkened souls of three bad men!"

Mar 6 1936 Approved 1h 21m

Action, Drama, Western

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).

Plot

Four outlaws come to New Jerusalem, a town full of courteous and religious people, to rob the bank. After shooting the president of the bank, only three make it out of town followed by the posse. By the time they get to the second desert water hole, they find it dry and also find a wagon with a dying mother and baby. When the horses are dead the next morning, the three outlaws have no choice but to try to walk back to New Jerusalem and only two want to take the baby.

Written by

Edward E. Paramore Jr., Manuel Seff, Peter B. Kyne

Directed by

Richard Boleslawski

Cast

Chester Morris, Lewis Stone, Walter Brennan

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores

# of Votes

1,076

Average Rating

7.3 out of 10

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