Three Godfathers (1948) | |
| Director(s) | John Ford |
| Producer(s) | Merian C. Cooper (uncredited), John Ford (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Adaptation, Western |
| Top Topics | Babies, Book-Based, Christmas, Outlaws, Remake |
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Three Godfathers Overview:
Three Godfathers (1948) was a Western - Drama Film directed by John Ford and produced by John Ford and Merian C. Cooper.
SYNOPSIS
Ford's first color feature is the last, and best, version of this story that had been filmed four times previously (once in the silent days by Ford). Three outlaws risk their lives and freedom by rescuing and taking care of a small child that they discover in the desert. Wayne survives the brutal heat of Death Valley to fulfill his pledge to the child's dying mother (Natwick). This film was dedicated to Harry Carey, Sr., who participated in Ford's first attempt at this story, 1919's Marked Men. Touching and sweet.
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THREE GODFATHERS (1936)
By Dan Day, Jr. on Mar 31, 2024 From The Hitless Wonder Movie BlogThe Warner Archive Collection has released John Ford's 3 GODFATHERS (1948) on Blu-ray, and the picture and sound quality is spectacular. What also makes this release notable is that the Archive has included on the disc a 1936 version of the story, titled THREE GODFATHERS. Both films are based on a n... Read full article
THREE GODFATHERS (1936)
By Terry on Jan 14, 2019 From Stardust and ShadowsI don’t mention Westerns very much since honestly I don’t see many with exception of? STAGECOACH (1939), THE SEARCHERS (1956),? THE WILD BUNCH (1969), both versions of? CIMARRON (1931) plus (1960)? and the Clint Eastwood Modern classic THE UNFORGIVEN (1992) plus a host of others. I do wa... Read full article
MGM Blogathon: Three Godfathers (1936)
By Caftan Woman on Jun 27, 2014 From Caftan WomanI'm thrilled to be taking part in the MGM Blogathon sponsored by Diana and Connie of Silver Scenes and running from June 26th - 29th. MGM is justly renowned for its epics such as Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ and The Big Parade, its meticulously crafted costume dramas like Camille and Marie Antoine... Read full article
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Quotes from
Perley 'Buck' Sweet: Marmaduke? Haw, haw...
Robert Marmaduke Sangster Hightower: Perley!
[crowd laughs]
[as Buck and the deputies are chasing the three outlaws, Buck shoots the outlaws' water bag. He then stops chasing them]
Deputy: Gosh, Marshal, you missed 'em.
Perley 'Buck' Sweet: They ain't payin' me to kill folks. Them Texas boys are gonna be mighty thirsty before they get to water.
Posse Member #1: A lot of boys stick up stagecoaches and banks and one thing and another. But a man who would dynamite a water hole in this kind of country is downright criminal.
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Facts about
For the scene where Deputy Curly (Hank Worden) has trouble pulling a mule about a train, director John Ford rigged the reins to pull backwards whenever Worden pulled forward.
When John Wayne is "greasing" the baby boy, Robert William Pedro, it is evident that the baby boy is actually a baby girl.
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