Three Godfathers (1936)
Three Godfathers (1936)
On the brink of hell...a baby's smile came into the darkened souls of three bad men!
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.

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Cast

Chester Morris Chester Morris As: Robert 'Bob' Sangster
Lewis Stone Lewis Stone As: James 'Doc' Underwood
Walter Brennan Walter Brennan As: Samuel 'Gus' Barton
Irene Hervey Irene Hervey As: Molly
Sidney Toler Sidney Toler As: Professor Amos Snape
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: On the brink of hell...a baby's smile came into the darkened souls of three bad men!
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Action, Drama, Western

Language: English

Release Date: 06 March 1936

Country: US

Runtime: 81m

Company Credits

Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Chester Morris

Chester Morris

Robert 'Bob' Sangster

Lewis Stone

Lewis Stone

James 'Doc' Underwood

Walter Brennan

Walter Brennan

Samuel 'Gus' Barton

Irene Hervey

Irene Hervey

Molly

Sidney Toler

Sidney Toler

Professor Amos Snape

Dorothy Tree

Dorothy Tree

Blackie Winters

Roger Imhof

Roger Imhof

Sheriff

Willard Robertson

Willard Robertson

Reverend McLane

Robert Livingston

Robert Livingston

Frank Benson

John Sheehan

John Sheehan

Ed Barrow

Joseph Marievsky

Joseph Marievsky

Pedro

Victor Potel

Victor Potel

'Buck Tooth'

Helen Brown

Helen Brown

Mrs. George Marshall

Harvey Clark

Harvey Clark

Marcus Treen

Virginia Brissac

Virginia Brissac

Mrs. McLane

Jean Kircher

Jean Kircher

Baby Marshall

Bernard Carr

Bernard Carr

Ralph (uncredited)

Richard Cramer

Richard Cramer

Prospector Dancing with Blackie (uncredited)

Tex Driscoll

Tex Driscoll

Parishioner (uncredited)

Jesse Graves

Jesse Graves

Cook (uncredited)

Sherry Hall

Sherry Hall

Pianist (uncredited)

Tiny Jones

Tiny Jones

Townswoman at Church Social (uncredited)

Leonid Kinskey

Leonid Kinskey

Card Player (uncredited)

Judith Kircher

Judith Kircher

Baby Marshall (uncredited)

William McCall

William McCall

Townsman at Church Social (uncredited)

Art Mix

Art Mix

Townsman at Church Social (uncredited)

Jeanne Rivello

Jeanne Rivello

Baby (uncredited)

Rudy Sooter

Rudy Sooter

Musician (uncredited)

Gertrude Sutton

Gertrude Sutton

Schoolmarm (uncredited)

Emanuel A. Turner

Emanuel A. Turner

Drunk at Bar (uncredited)

Minerva Urecal

Minerva Urecal

Parishioner (uncredited)

John Wallace

John Wallace

Pegleg Man (uncredited)

Joan Wilson

Joan Wilson

Baby (uncredited)

Directed By

Richard Boleslawski

Richard Boleslawski

Director

Dolph Zimmer

Dolph Zimmer

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Dolly Tree

Dolly Tree

Wardrobe Designer

Sound

William Axt

William Axt

Original Music Composer

Douglas Shearer

Douglas Shearer

Recording Supervision

Paul Marquardt

Paul Marquardt

Orchestrator

Charles Maxwell

Charles Maxwell

Orchestrator

Leonid Raab

Leonid Raab

Orchestrator

Jack Virgil

Jack Virgil

Orchestrator

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Joseph Ruttenberg

Joseph Ruttenberg

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Cedric Gibbons

Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

James Curtis Havens

James Curtis Havens

Art Direction

Edwin B. Willis

Edwin B. Willis

Art Direction

Other Crew

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