Three Godfathers (1936)
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- 1h 21min
- Drama, Western
- 06 Mar 1936 (USA)
- Movie
Three fugitives risk their lives to bring a newborn baby out of the desert to safety.
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Cast verified as complete
| Chester Morris | ... |
Bob Sangster
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| Lewis Stone | ... |
James Underwood - aka 'Doc'
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| Walter Brennan | ... |
Sam Barton - aka Gus
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| Irene Hervey | ... |
Molly
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| Sidney Toler | ... |
Prof. Snape
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| Dorothy Tree | ... |
Blackie Winters
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| Roger Imhof | ... |
Sheriff
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| Willard Robertson | ... |
Rev. McLane
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| Robert Livingston | ... |
Frank Benson
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| John Sheehan | ... |
Ed Barrow
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Joseph Marievsky | ... |
Pedro
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| Victor Potel | ... |
'Buck Tooth'
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Helen Brown | ... |
Mrs. George Marshall
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| Harvey Clark | ... |
Marcus Treen
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| Virginia Brissac | ... |
Mrs. McLane
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Jean Kircher | ... |
Baby
(as Jean Kirchner)
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Bernard Carr | ... |
Ralph (uncredited)
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| Richard Cramer | ... |
Prospector Dancing with Blackie (uncredited)
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| Tex Driscoll | ... |
Parishoner (uncredited)
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| Jesse Graves | ... |
Cook (uncredited)
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Sherry Hall | ... |
Pianist (uncredited)
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| Tiny Jones | ... |
Townswoman at Social (uncredited)
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| Leonid Kinskey | ... |
Card Player (uncredited)
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Judith Kircher | ... |
Baby Marshall (uncredited)
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| William McCall | ... |
Townsman at Social (uncredited)
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| Art Mix | ... |
Townsman at Social (uncredited)
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Jeanne Rivello | ... |
Baby (uncredited)
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| Rudy Sooter | ... |
Musician (uncredited)
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| Gertrude Sutton | ... |
Schoolmarm (uncredited)
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Emanuel A. Turner | ... |
Drunk at Bar (uncredited)
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| Minerva Urecal | ... |
Parishoner (uncredited)
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John Wallace | ... |
Peg-Leg Man (uncredited)
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Joan Wilson | ... |
Baby (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Richard Boleslawski | ||
Written by
| Edward E. Paramore Jr. | ... | (screen play) and |
| Manuel Seff | ... | (screen play) |
| Peter B. Kyne | ... | (novel) |
| Joseph L. Mankiewicz | ... | () (uncredited) |
| Ainsworth Morgan | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Joseph L. Mankiewicz | ... | producer |
Music by
| William Axt | ... | (as Dr. William Axt) |
Cinematography by
| Joseph Ruttenberg | ... | (photographed by) |
Editing by
| Frank Sullivan | ... | film editor |
Art Direction by
| Cedric Gibbons | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Dolph Zimmer | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| James Curtis Havens | ... | associate art director (as James Havens) |
| Edwin B. Willis | ... | associate art director |
Sound Department
| Douglas Shearer | ... | recording director |
Stunts
| Cliff Lyons | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Dolly Tree | ... | wardrobe |
Music Department
| Paul Marquardt | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Charles Maxwell | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Leonid Raab | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Jack Virgil | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presents) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1936) (United States) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1936) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Warner Archive Collection (2017) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Four outlaws come to New Jerusalem, a town full of courteous and religious people, to rob the bank. After shooting the president of the bank, only three make it out of town followed by the posse. By the time they get to the second desert water hole, they find it dry and also find a wagon with a dying mother and baby. When the horses are dead the next morning, the three outlaws have no choice but to try to walk back to New Jerusalem and only two want to take the baby.
Written by Tony Fontana |
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| Taglines | ON THE BRINK OF HELL.. A BABY'S SMILE CAME INTO THE DARKENED SOULS OF THREE BAD MEN! (Print Ad- Buffalo Courier-Express ((Buffalo NY)) 4 April 1936) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| 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. See more » |
| 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. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Two Godmothers (1981). See more » |
| Soundtracks | She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain When She Comes See more » |
| Quotes |
Robert 'Bob' Sangster:
There ain't no Santy Claus! See more » |