John Ford's THE THREE GODFATHERS is a wonderful, sentimental western about a bad man who redeems himself. It is also a tribute to Ford's mentor and friend, actor Harry Carey, who died in 1947. The film follows a trio of outlaws--Robert Marmaduke Hightower (John Wayne), "Pete" Roca Fuerte
(Pedro Armendariz), and "The Abilene Kid" (Harry Carey, Jr.)--who flee a posse after robbing the bank at Welcome. After losing their horses in a desert sandstorm, they arrive at Terrapin Tanks, where they find an abandoned woman in labor. After giving birth, the dying woman (Mildred Natwick) begs
the men to save her baby, and they agree, deciding to bring it to the nearby town of N...
Released:
1948
Rated:
NR
Length:
106 mins