Hell's Heroes
7.2
“The All-Talking Outdoor Classic”
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).
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Cast
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Charles Bickford
Bob Sangster
Known for
A Star Is Born
Brute Force
Raymond Hatton
Tom 'Barbwire' Gibbons
Known for
Day the World Ended
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Fred Kohler
'Wild Bill' Kearney
Known for
Underworld
The Iron Horse
Fritzi Ridgeway
Mother
Also in
House of Mystery
Face Value
Joe De La Cruz
José
Also in
Four Frightened People
Trailing the Killer
Walter James
Sheriff
Known for
The Kid Brother
Battling Butler
Maria Alba
Carmelita
Also in
The Return of Chandu
A Girl in Every Port
Buck Connors
Parson Jones
Also in
Alias John Law
No Man's Range
Jim Corey
Barfly (uncredited)
Also in
The Calgary Stampede
Cheyenne's Pal
Mary Gordon
Choir Member (uncredited)
Known for
Bride of Frankenstein
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Edward Hearn
Frank Edwards (uncredited)
Also in
Eleanor's Catch
The Sign of the Claw
John Huston
Church Member (uncredited)
Known for
Chinatown
The Other Side of the Wind
William Wyler Director · Peter B. Kyne Story Heinz Roemheld Composer
United States release December 27, 1929 · Produced in United States
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 27, 1929
Limited theatrical
United States
January 5, 1930 · Theatrical
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