Three Godfathers
1936, English. Directed by Richard Boleslawski.
On the brink of hell...a baby's smile came into the darkened souls of three bad men!
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).
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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Cast & crew
- Richard BoleslawskiDirector
- Chester MorrisRobert 'Bob' Sangster
- Lewis StoneJames 'Doc' Underwood
- Walter BrennanSamuel 'Gus' Barton
- Irene HerveyMolly
- Sidney TolerProfessor Amos Snape
- Dorothy TreeBlackie Winters
- Roger ImhofSheriff
- Willard RobertsonReverend McLane
- Robert LivingstonFrank Benson
- John SheehanEd Barrow
- Joseph MarievskyPedro
- Victor Potel'Buck Tooth'
Details
- Released
- 6 March 1936
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Manuel Seff, Edward E. Paramore Jr., Ainsworth Morgan
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Three Godfathers runs 81 minutes (1h 21m).
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Three Godfathers is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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Three Godfathers isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 March 1936. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like Three Godfathers?
If you liked Three Godfathers, try Silverado, Return of the Bad Men, 3:10 to Yuma.
Who directed Three Godfathers?
Three Godfathers (1936) was directed by Richard Boleslawski and stars Chester Morris, Lewis Stone, Walter Brennan.