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3 Godfathers (1948)

 -  Drama | Western  -  1 December 1948 (USA)
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Three outlaws on the run discover a dying woman and her baby. They swear to bring the infant to safety across the desert, even at the risk of their own lives.

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Pedro 'Pete' Roca Fuerte (as Pedro Armendariz)
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Deputy Curly
Jack Pennick ...
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Fred Libby ...
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Michael Dugan ...
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Three outlaws on the run discover a dying woman and her baby. They swear to bring the infant to safety across the desert, even at the risk of their own lives. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>

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desert | birth | posse | baby | newborn | See more »

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John Ford's Legend of the Southwest!

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Drama | Western

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1 December 1948 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Le fils du désert  »

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(Western Electric Recording)

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1.37 : 1
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Trivia

When John Wayne is "greasing" the baby boy, Robert William Pedro, it is evident that the baby boy is actually a baby girl. See more »

Goofs

Shortly after the three riders enter the desert Hightower discovers that Pedro's water bag is empty and throws it away. As they ride away in a long shot, the water bag is still visible on Pedro's horse. See more »

Quotes

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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Referenced in Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #1.24 (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"Beautiful River (Shall We Gather at the River)"
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Written by Robert Lowry and Charles Ives
Performed by Harry Carey Jr.
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A Religious Western.
21 January 2002 | by (Australia) – See all my reviews

Three wise thieves on the run from the law come across a stranded woman about to give birth in the middle of the dessert. Full of Religious symbols and campy moments, especially the ending. But the images are strong and John Wayne gives another outstanding performance.


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