3 Godfathers
John Ford's Legend of the Southwest!
1948
Rated
NR
106
minutes
Western
Directed By:
John Ford
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.
Language
English
Release Date
December 31, 1948
Budget
$1,243,000
Revenue
$2,841,000
Cast
John Wayne
Robert Marmaduke Sangster Hightower
Pedro Armendáriz
Pedro 'Pete' Roca Fuerte
Harry Carey, Jr.
William Kearney ('The Abilene Kid')
Ward Bond
Perley 'Buck' Sweet
Mae Marsh
Mrs. Perley Sweet
Mildred Natwick
The Mother
Jane Darwell
Miss Florie
Guy Kibbee
Judge
Dorothy Ford
Ruby Latham
Ben Johnson
Posse man #1
Charles Halton
Oliver Latham
Hank Worden
Deputy Curly
Jack Pennick
Luke
Fred Libby
Deputy
Michael Dugan
Posse Man #2
Don Summers
Posse Man #3
Gertrude Astor
Saloon Girl (uncredited)
Richard Hageman
Saloon Pianist (uncredited)
Nora Bush
Townswoman (uncredited)
Eva Novak
Townswoman (uncredited)
Charles Soldani
Townsman (uncredited)
Ruth Clifford
Woman in Bar (uncredited)
Jack Curtis
Bartender (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook
Bartender (uncredited)
Tex Driscoll
Barfly (uncredited)
Jack Kenny
Barfly (uncredited)
Jack Mower
Barfly (uncredited)
Francis Ford
Drunk (uncredited)
Cliff Lyons
Guard at Mojave Tanks (uncredited)
Amelia Yelda
Robert William Pedro Hightower (the Baby) (uncredited)
Show Full Crew
Editing
Directing
John Ford
Director
Wingate Smith
Assistant Director
Edward O'Fearna
Assistant Director
Meta Stern
Script Supervisor
Pat kelly
Script Supervisor
Production
Writing
Sound
Richard Hageman
Original Music Composer
Lucien Cailliet
Conductor
Lucien Cailliet
Music Arranger
Frank W. Moran
Sound
Joseph I. Kane
Sound
D. Pat Kelley
Sound Effects
Art
James Basevi
Art Direction
Joseph Kish
Set Decoration
Jack Colconda
Property Master
Frank Wesselhoff
Painter
Camera
Eddie Fitzgerald
Camera Operator
Winton C. Hoch
Director of Photography
Charles P. Boyle
Second Unit Director of Photography
Alexander Kahle
Still Photographer
Harvey Gould
Camera Operator
Tommy Griffin
Grip
Costume & Make-Up
Ann Peck
Wardrobe Master
Don L. Cash
Makeup Artist
Anna Malin
Hairstylist
Michael Meyers
Wardrobe Master
D.R.O. Hatswell
Costume Consultant
Crew
John Ford
Presenter
Ben Johnson
Stunts
Harry Carey
In Memory Of
Terry Wilson
Stunts
Frank McGrath
Stunt Double
Cliff Lyons
Stunts
Michael Dugan
Stunts
Jack Williams
Stunts
Merian C. Cooper
Presenter
Stan Jones
Technical Advisor
Sid Davis
Stand In
Bryan 'Slim' Hightower
Stunts
Jack Caffee
Special Effects