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Three Godfathers

  • 1936
  • Approved
  • 1h 21m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
1.2K
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Irene Hervey, Jean Kircher, and Chester Morris in Three Godfathers (1936)
DramaWestern

Three fugitives risk their lives to bring a newborn baby out of the desert to safety.Three fugitives risk their lives to bring a newborn baby out of the desert to safety.Three fugitives risk their lives to bring a newborn baby out of the desert to safety.

  • Director
    • Richard Boleslawski
  • Writers
    • Edward E. Paramore Jr.
    • Manuel Seff
    • Peter B. Kyne
  • Stars
    • Chester Morris
    • Lewis Stone
    • Walter Brennan
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    1.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Richard Boleslawski
    • Writers
      • Edward E. Paramore Jr.
      • Manuel Seff
      • Peter B. Kyne
    • Stars
      • Chester Morris
      • Lewis Stone
      • Walter Brennan
    • 31User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast33

    Chester Morris
    Chester Morris
    • Bob Sangster
    Lewis Stone
    Lewis Stone
    • James Underwood - aka 'Doc'
    Walter Brennan
    Walter Brennan
    • Sam Barton - aka Gus
    Irene Hervey
    Irene Hervey
    • Molly
    Sidney Toler
    Sidney Toler
    • Prof. Snape
    Dorothy Tree
    Dorothy Tree
    • Blackie Winters
    Roger Imhof
    Roger Imhof
    • Sheriff
    Willard Robertson
    Willard Robertson
    • Rev. McLane
    Robert Livingston
    Robert Livingston
    • Frank Benson
    John Sheehan
    John Sheehan
    • Ed Barrow
    Joseph Marievsky
    • Pedro
    Victor Potel
    Victor Potel
    • 'Buck Tooth'
    Helen Brown
    • Mrs. George Marshall
    Harvey Clark
    Harvey Clark
    • Marcus Treen
    Virginia Brissac
    Virginia Brissac
    • Mrs. McLane
    Jean Kircher
    • Baby
    • (as Jean Kirchner)
    Bernard Carr
    • Ralph
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Cramer
    Richard Cramer
    • Prospector Dancing with Blackie
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Richard Boleslawski
    • Writers
      • Edward E. Paramore Jr.
      • Manuel Seff
      • Peter B. Kyne
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      When the godfathers are dying of thirst, Walter Brennan asks Doc about a person in the bible who brought water out of a rock. Doc replies that that was Moses. The same exchange is made in another Walter Brennan classic, Northwest Passage. Only there the men are dying of hunger and the actor asking the question is Spencer Tracey. Answering is Robert Young. Brennan only looks on.
    • Goofs
      (at about 45 mins) When Doc arrives to the place where the baby's mother is buried, there is a shadow covering only a small area where the rock pile and cross are. In the very next edit, the site is in total sunlight, with nothing nearby that could have cast such a shadow, too small and well-defined to have been cast by a cloud.
    • Quotes
      • Robert 'Bob' Sangster: There ain't no Santy Claus!
    • Connections
      Referenced in The Incredible Hulk: Two Godmothers (1981)
    • Soundtracks
      She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain When She Comes
      (uncredited)
      Traditional
      Played at the Christmas social

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    Details

    • Release date
      • March 6, 1936 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • HBOMAX
      • TCM
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tres desalmados
    • Filming locations
      • Red Rock Canyon State Park - Highway 14, Cantil, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 21m(81 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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