The read
It runs a compact 1h 8m.
Synopsis
Three bank robbers on the run happen across a woman about to give birth in an abandoned covered wagon. Before she dies, she names the three bandits as her newborn son's godfathers. Remade as Three Godfathers (1936) and 3 Godfathers (1949).
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
21 audience votes
Key crew
- William WylerDirector
- Heinz RoemheldOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Charles BickfordBob Sangster
- Raymond HattonTom 'Barbwire' Gibbons
- Fred Kohler'Wild Bill' Kearney
- Fritzi RidgewayMother
- Joe De La CruzJosé
- Walter JamesSheriff
- Maria AlbaCarmelita
- Buck ConnorsParson Jones
- Jim CoreyBarfly (uncredited)
- Mary GordonChoir Member (uncredited)
- Edward HearnFrank Edwards (uncredited)
- John HustonChurch Member (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
bank robbergodfatherdesertpre-code