Three Godfathers

Three Godfathers

On the brink of hell...a baby's smile came into the darkened souls of three bad men!

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Release Date

3/6/1936

Runtime

81 mins

Overview

In a town called New Jerusalem, three bandits hold up a bank. After a gun battle with the townspeople, the three robbers retreat into the scorching Arizona desert. There, they happen upon an ill woman stranded with her child. As the mother dies, she begs the men to take care of her infant. The fugitives want to save the baby -- but to do so, they'll have to travel back to New Jerusalem, where they are wanted men. Remade as 3 Godfathers (1949).

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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Three hardened criminals are softened by an infant in the desert, forcing them to choose between self-preservation and human kindness. It's a sentimental western that finds grace in unlikely places.

Mood

MelancholicBittersweetHopeful

Themes

RedemptionFamilySurvivalFriendship

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violence

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