3 Godfathers poster
Director John Ford
Screenplay Frank S. Nugent, Laurence Stallings
Writer Robert Nathan

3 Godfathers

Tagline: John Ford's Legend of the Southwest!

Release Date: 1948-12-31

Duration: 106 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • John Wayne
    Robert Marmaduke Sangster Hightower
  • Ward Bond
    Perley 'Buck' Sweet
  • Hank Worden
    Deputy Curly
  • Ben Johnson
    Posse man #1
  • Harry Carey, Jr.
    William Kearney ('The Abilene Kid')
  • Pedro Armendáriz
    Pedro 'Pete' Roca Fuerte
  • Mae Marsh
    Mrs. Perley Sweet
  • Dorothy Ford
    Ruby Latham
  • Mildred Natwick
    The Mother
  • Tex Driscoll
    Barfly (uncredited)