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3 Godfathers
Directed by
John Ford
Not Rated
1949
1h 42m
Western
,
Drama
7.0
88%
78%
6.7
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Three outlaws on the run risk their freedom and their lives to return a newborn to civilization.
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Cast of 3 Godfathers
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
Guy Kibbee
Judge
Dorothy Ford
Ruby Latham
Ben Johnson
Posse man #1
Charles Halton
Oliver Latham
Hank Worden
Deputy Curly
Jack Pennick
Luke
Fred Libby
Deputy
Michael Dugan
Posse Man #2
Don Summers
Posse Man #3
Gertrude Astor
Saloon Girl (uncredited)
Richard Hageman
Saloon Pianist (uncredited) / Original Music Composer
Nora Bush
Townswoman (uncredited)
Eva Novak
Townswoman (uncredited)
3 Godfathers Ratings & Reviews
The Film Yap
Christopher Lloyd
A lesser partnership between the Johns -- Ford and Wayne -- this sentimental Western about three outlaws and a baby stresses the theme of civilization vs. chaos, faith/order vs. the law of the gun.
Solzy at the Movies
Danielle Solzman
Ford and cinematographer Hoch beautifully capture 3 Godfather's Western scenery in Technicolor.
Film Frenzy
Matt Brunson
Comic antics ensue -- think Three Men and a Baby with saddle sores instead of Tom Selleck -- but the film eventually turns grim.
HollywoodChicago.com
Patrick McDonald
Two Western film icons at their peak ... director John Ford and John Wayne ... deliver both a cowpoke picture and a metaphoric Christmas story in classic MGM studio fashion. Glorious on-location Technicolor and the Duke at his Duke-est. Pat&Ken Holiday!
Photoplay
Elsa Branden
The standout scene is a desert sandstorm so real you can almost feel the hot sand cutting your face.
EmanuelLevy.Com
Emanuel Levy
John Ford, who had shot this popular tale as a silent, remade it with John Wayne, emphasizing even more the religious symbolism.
TV Guide
A wonderful, sentimental western.
New York Times
Bosley Crowther
There are humor and honest tear-jerking in this visually beautiful film.
Kansas City Kansan
Steve Crum
Reworking of the 3 wise men story out west is very good Ford.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
Wayne as the Prodigal Son delivering the Christ child seemed a bit of a stretch.
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Ken Hanke
Gorgeously photographed Ford version of the often filmed story.
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