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| '''''Three Godfathers''''' is a ] ], adapted from the novel of the same name by ]. Three bank robbers find a newborn baby and his dying mother in the desert. | '''''Three Godfathers''''' is a ] ], adapted from the novel of the same name by ]. Three bank robbers find a newborn baby and his dying mother in the desert. Director ] remade the story in 1948 with the release of '']'', starring ] and ppHarry Carey, Jr]].<ref>http://www.tcm.com/thismonth/article.jsp?cid=85251&mainArticleId=212773</ref> | ||
| ==Plot summary== | |||
| Bob Sangster (]), a cynical renegade, returns to his home town of New Jerusalem to rob the local bank. Accompanying Bob are James "Doc" Underwood ]), a tubecular outcast with the soul of a philosopher, Sam "Gus" Bartow (]), an illiterate drifter, and Pedro (]), a troubadour. <ref>http://www.classicfilmguide.com/index.php?s=other_reviews&item=143</ref> | |||
| Bob meets Molly (]), with whom he was once in love. Now is engaged to banker Frank Benson (]). | |||
| Wwhile the townsfolk are busy at a pie sale to raise money for charity, the four outlaws rob the bank. A group of armed citizens puruse them into the desert, and in the exchange of gun fire, Pedro is killed and Doc wounded. In the heat of the desert, the three come upon a poisoned water hole. On their way to the next water hole, they find the body of a man, and at the now dried-up water hole, they find a half-dead woman and her infant son. The woman, Mrs. George Marshall (]), tells them that her husband had gone to search for water. With her dying breath, she begs them to care for her child. | |||
| Unable to walk the distance to the next water hole, they decide to turn back to New Jerusalem. After combining the last drops of their water, Bob divides up the last three cans of the baby's milk, but Doc offers to buy back Bob's can with his share of the bank loot. Despite his weakened condition, Doc carries the baby until he collapses and is near death. Gus wants to stay with him, but Doc convinces him to continue on with the infant. After writing wills for himself and Gus, Doc bequeaths Gus one of his books and then shoots himself while reciting the words "out, out, sweet candle" from Macbeth . | |||
| Gus and Bob continue their journey back to New Jerusalem when Gus, half mad with heat and thirst, takes Doc's book and wanders off into the desert. | |||
| Bob sees the poisoned water hole and, realizing that the one hour that it will take the poison to kill him will give him enough time to reach New Jerusalem, he drinks heartily. Bob enters town to the strains of the church congregation singing Christmas hymns and staggers into the church, much to the surpise of the townsfolk. After placing the infant in Molly's arms, Bob collapses and dies. The baby grasps Bob's watch in his fist, and when a member of the congregation wonders where Bob stole it, Molly replies that he did not steal it, the watch belonged to his mother. | |||
| ==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
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| *John Sheehan as Ed Barrow | *John Sheehan as Ed Barrow | ||
| *Joseph Marievsky as Pedro | *Joseph Marievsky as Pedro | ||
| ==References== | |||
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1936 film| Three Godfathers | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Richard Boleslawski |
| Written by | Peter B. Kyne (novel) Edward E. Paramore, Jr. Manuel Seff |
| Produced by | Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
| Starring | Chester Morris Lewis Stone Walter Brennan Irene Hervey |
| Release date | March 6 1936 |
| Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
Three Godfathers is a 1936 western film, adapted from the novel of the same name by Peter B. Kyne. Three bank robbers find a newborn baby and his dying mother in the desert. Director John Ford remade the story in 1948 with the release of 3 Godfathers, starring John Wayne and ppHarry Carey, Jr]].
Plot summary
Bob Sangster (Chester Morris), a cynical renegade, returns to his home town of New Jerusalem to rob the local bank. Accompanying Bob are James "Doc" Underwood Lewis Stone), a tubecular outcast with the soul of a philosopher, Sam "Gus" Bartow (Walter Brennan), an illiterate drifter, and Pedro (Joseph Marievsky), a troubadour.
Bob meets Molly (Irene Hervey), with whom he was once in love. Now is engaged to banker Frank Benson (Robert Livingston).
Wwhile the townsfolk are busy at a pie sale to raise money for charity, the four outlaws rob the bank. A group of armed citizens puruse them into the desert, and in the exchange of gun fire, Pedro is killed and Doc wounded. In the heat of the desert, the three come upon a poisoned water hole. On their way to the next water hole, they find the body of a man, and at the now dried-up water hole, they find a half-dead woman and her infant son. The woman, Mrs. George Marshall (Helen Brown), tells them that her husband had gone to search for water. With her dying breath, she begs them to care for her child.
Unable to walk the distance to the next water hole, they decide to turn back to New Jerusalem. After combining the last drops of their water, Bob divides up the last three cans of the baby's milk, but Doc offers to buy back Bob's can with his share of the bank loot. Despite his weakened condition, Doc carries the baby until he collapses and is near death. Gus wants to stay with him, but Doc convinces him to continue on with the infant. After writing wills for himself and Gus, Doc bequeaths Gus one of his books and then shoots himself while reciting the words "out, out, sweet candle" from Macbeth .
Gus and Bob continue their journey back to New Jerusalem when Gus, half mad with heat and thirst, takes Doc's book and wanders off into the desert.
Bob sees the poisoned water hole and, realizing that the one hour that it will take the poison to kill him will give him enough time to reach New Jerusalem, he drinks heartily. Bob enters town to the strains of the church congregation singing Christmas hymns and staggers into the church, much to the surpise of the townsfolk. After placing the infant in Molly's arms, Bob collapses and dies. The baby grasps Bob's watch in his fist, and when a member of the congregation wonders where Bob stole it, Molly replies that he did not steal it, the watch belonged to his mother.
Cast
- Chester Morris as Robert Sangster
- Lewis Stone as James 'Doc' Underwood
- Walter Brennan as Sam 'Gus' Barton
- Irene Hervey as Molly
- Sidney Toler as Professor Amos Snape
- Dorothy Tree as Blackie Winter
- Roger Imhof as Sheriff
- Willard Robertson as Reverend McLane
- Robert Livingston as Frank Benson
- John Sheehan as Ed Barrow
- Joseph Marievsky as Pedro
References
- http://www.tcm.com/thismonth/article.jsp?cid=85251&mainArticleId=212773
- http://www.classicfilmguide.com/index.php?s=other_reviews&item=143
External links
- Three Godfathers at the TCM Movie Database
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