3 Godfathers
“John Ford's Legend of the Southwest!”
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.
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Cast
30 people
John Wayne
Robert Marmaduke Sangster Hightower
Known for
The Searchers
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Pedro Armendáriz
Pedro 'Pete' Roca Fuerte
Known for
From Russia with Love
Fort Apache
Harry Carey Jr.
William Kearney ('The Abilene Kid')
Known for
Back to the Future Part III
Trinity Is Still My Name
Ward Bond
Perley 'Buck' Sweet
Known for
It's a Wonderful Life
The Searchers
Mae Marsh
Mrs. Perley Sweet
Known for
The Birth of a Nation
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Mildred Natwick
The Mother
Known for
The Trouble with Harry
Barefoot in the Park
Jane Darwell
Miss Florie
Known for
The Grapes of Wrath
Mary Poppins
Guy Kibbee
Judge
Known for
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
42nd Street
Dorothy Ford
Ruby Latham
Known for
Jack and the Beanstalk
Indestructible Man
Ben Johnson
Posse man #1
Known for
Bonanza: The Return
Terror Train
Charles Halton
Oliver Latham
Known for
To Be or Not to Be
The Shop Around the Corner
Hank Worden
Deputy Curly
Known for
Twin Peaks
The Searchers
John Ford Director · Laurence Stallings Screenplay Frank S. Nugent Screenplay
Worldwide gross $2.8M · Budget $1.2M · United States release January 13, 1949
Box office
Budget
$1,243,000
Worldwide gross
$2,841,000
Gross vs. budget
2.3×
Production
Argosy Pictures
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · November 25, 1948
Premiere · Washington, D.C.
United States · January 13, 1949
Theatrical
Austria
January 1, 1956 · Theatrical
Brazil
December 31, 1948 · Theatrical
France
November 17, 1950 · Theatrical
Germany
April 19, 1956 · Theatrical
Greece
May 10, 2004 · Theatrical
Italy
October 21, 1950 · Theatrical
Japan
May 20, 1953 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 18, 2004 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
January 1, 1949 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 31, 1948 · Limited theatrical
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