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John Ford's Legend of the Southwest! - 3 Godfathers
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Title: 3 Godfathers

Release Date: 31 Dec 1948

Runtime: 1h 46m

Genre: Western

Director: Argosy Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Companies: Argosy Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Overview: 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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Average Vote: 6.751 (185 votes)

Cast

  • Robert Marmaduke Sangster Hightower: John Wayne
  • Pedro 'Pete' Roca Fuerte: Pedro Armendáriz
  • William Kearney ('The Abilene Kid'): Harry Carey, Jr.
  • Perley 'Buck' Sweet: Ward Bond
  • Mrs. Perley Sweet: Mae Marsh
  • The Mother: Mildred Natwick
  • Miss Florie: Jane Darwell
  • Judge: Guy Kibbee
  • Ruby Latham: Dorothy Ford
  • Posse man #1: Ben Johnson
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