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3 Godfathers · LeviOsa

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1948·NR

John Ford's Legend of the Southwest!

Western1h 42m

🍅88%

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88%

Tomatometer

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78%

Popcornmeter

6.8

TMDB

Storyline

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.

Trailers

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3 Godfathers (1948) Original Trailer [HD]

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Arriving at New Jerusalem on Christmas Eve

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Details

DirectorJohn Ford

ReleasedDec 31, 1948

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

$1.2M

Revenue

$2.8M

Parental guideNRUS

Studios

Argosy Pictures

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast

John Wayne

John Wayne

Robert Marmaduke Sangster Hightower

Pedro Armendáriz

Pedro Armendáriz

Pedro 'Pete' Roca Fuerte

Harry Carey Jr.

Harry Carey Jr.

William Kearney ('The Abilene Kid')

Ward Bond

Ward Bond

Perley 'Buck' Sweet

Mae Marsh

Mae Marsh

Mrs. Perley Sweet

Mildred Natwick

Mildred Natwick

The Mother

Jane Darwell

Jane Darwell

Miss Florie

Guy Kibbee

Guy Kibbee

Judge

Dorothy Ford

Dorothy Ford

Ruby Latham

Ben Johnson

Ben Johnson

Posse man #1

Charles Halton

Charles Halton

Oliver Latham

Hank Worden

Hank Worden

Deputy Curly

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Reviews

9 reviews · 6 critics · 2 fans

7 fresh · 1 rotten

T

Tom Milne

RTTime OutJun 24, 2006

he last reel, with Wayne explicitly identified as the Prodigal Son and a general collapse into mawkishness, might almost have strayed in from another movie.

B

Bosley Crowther

RTNew York TimesMar 25, 2006

There are humor and honest tear-jerking in this visually beautiful film.

C

Christopher Lloyd

RTThe Film YapMar 31, 2025

A lesser partnership between the Johns -- Ford and Wayne -- this sentimental Western about three outlaws and a baby stresses the theme of civilization vs. chaos, faith/order vs. the law of the gun.

D

Danielle Solzman

RTSolzy at the MoviesApr 18, 2024

Ford and cinematographer Hoch beautifully capture 3 Godfather's Western scenery in Technicolor.

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Information

Title

3 Godfathers

Released

Dec 31, 1948

Rated

NR

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 42m

Status

Released

Studios

Argosy Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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