United States / Mar 06, 1936 / NR
On the brink of hell...a baby's smile came into the darkened souls of three bad men!
1h 21min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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).
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Willard Robertson | Reverend McLane |
| Robert Livingston | Frank Benson |
| John Sheehan | Ed Barrow |
| Joseph Marievsky | Pedro |
| Victor Potel | 'Buck Tooth' |
| Helen Brown | Mrs. George Marshall |
| Harvey Clark | Marcus Treen |
| Virginia Brissac | Mrs. McLane |
| Jean Kircher | Baby Marshall |
| Bernard Carr | Ralph (uncredited) |
| Richard Cramer | Prospector Dancing with Blackie (uncredited) |
| Tex Driscoll | Parishioner (uncredited) |
| Jesse Graves | Cook (uncredited) |
| Sherry Hall | Pianist (uncredited) |
| Tiny Jones | Townswoman at Church Social (uncredited) |
| Leonid Kinskey | Card Player (uncredited) |
| Judith Kircher | Baby Marshall (uncredited) |
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| William McCall | Townsman at Church Social (uncredited) |
| Art Mix | Townsman at Church Social (uncredited) |
| Jeanne Rivello | Baby (uncredited) |
| Rudy Sooter | Musician (uncredited) |
| Gertrude Sutton | Schoolmarm (uncredited) |
| Emanuel A. Turner | Drunk at Bar (uncredited) |
| Minerva Urecal | Parishioner (uncredited) |
| John Wallace | Pegleg Man (uncredited) |
| Joan Wilson | Baby (uncredited) |
Genres
ActionDramaWestern
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Three Godfathers |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date | 6 marzo 1936 |
| Production | Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
| Writer | Peter B. Kyne, Manuel Seff, Edward E. Paramore Jr., Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Ainsworth Morgan |
| Editing | Frank Sullivan |
| Cinematography | Joseph Ruttenberg |
| Assistant directors | Dolph Zimmer, Richard Boleslawski |
| Camera operators | Joseph Ruttenberg |
| Additional photography | Joseph Ruttenberg |
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| Production design | Cedric Gibbons, Edwin B. Willis, James Curtis Havens |
| Art direction | Cedric Gibbons, Edwin B. Willis, James Curtis Havens |
| Set decoration | Cedric Gibbons, Edwin B. Willis, James Curtis Havens |
| Stunts | Cliff Lyons |
| Music | William Axt, Paul Marquardt, Leonid Raab, Douglas Shearer, Charles Maxwell, Jack Virgil |
| Sound | William Axt, Paul Marquardt, Leonid Raab, Douglas Shearer, Charles Maxwell, Jack Virgil |
| Costume design | Dolly Tree |
| Makeup | Dolly Tree |
| Hairstyling | Dolly Tree |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Denmark / Jul 16, 1936
TV
Germany / Dec 04, 1986 / West German TV premiere
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