3 Godfathers

"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."

Cast

John Wayne

as Robert Marmaduke Sangster Hightower

Pedro Armendáriz

as Pedro 'Pete' Roca Fuerte

Harry Carey, Jr.

as William Kearney ('The Abilene Kid')

Ward Bond

as Perley 'Buck' Sweet

Mae Marsh

as Mrs. Perley Sweet

Mildred Natwick

as The Mother

Jane Darwell

as Miss Florie

Guy Kibbee

as Judge

Dorothy Ford

as Ruby Latham

Ben Johnson

as Posse man #1

Charles Halton

as Oliver Latham

Hank Worden

as Deputy Curly

Jack Pennick

as Luke

Fred Libby

as Deputy

Michael Dugan

as Posse Man #2

Don Summers

as Posse Man #3

Gertrude Astor

as Saloon Girl (uncredited)

Richard Hageman

as Saloon Pianist (uncredited)

Nora Bush

as Townswoman (uncredited)

Eva Novak

as Townswoman (uncredited)

Charles Soldani

as Townsman (uncredited)

Ruth Clifford

as Woman in Bar (uncredited)

Jack Curtis

as Bartender (uncredited)

Harry Tenbrook

as Bartender (uncredited)

Tex Driscoll

as Barfly (uncredited)

Jack Kenny

as Barfly (uncredited)

Jack Mower

as Barfly (uncredited)

Francis Ford

as Drunk (uncredited)

Cliff Lyons

as Guard at Mojave Tanks (uncredited)

Amelia Yelda

as Robert William Pedro Hightower (the Baby) (uncredited)

Crew

John Ford

Director

Laurence Stallings

Screenplay

Frank S. Nugent

Screenplay

Merian C. Cooper

Producer

John Ford

Producer

Richard Hageman

Original Music Composer

Jack Murray

Editor

James Basevi

Art Direction

Winton C. Hoch

Director of Photography

Joseph Kish

Set Decoration

Don L. Cash

Makeup Artist

Anna Malin

Hairstylist

Lowell J. Farrell

Production Manager

Edward O'Fearna

Assistant Director

Wingate Smith

Assistant Director

Frank Wesselhoff

Painter

Joseph I. Kane

Sound

D. Pat Kelley

Sound Effects

Jack Caffee

Special Effects

Cliff Lyons

Stunts

Charles P. Boyle

Second Unit Director of Photography

Harvey Gould

Camera Operator

Alexander Kahle

Still Photographer

Lucien Cailliet

Conductor

Merian C. Cooper

Presenter

Peter B. Kyne

Story

Robert Nathan

Writer

Frank W. Moran

Sound

Michael Dugan

Stunts

Bryan 'Slim' Hightower

Stunts

Ben Johnson

Stunts

Frank McGrath

Stunt Double

Jack Williams

Stunts

Terry Wilson

Stunts

Eddie Fitzgerald

Camera Operator

Tommy Griffin

Grip

D.R.O. Hatswell

Costume Consultant

Michael Meyers

Wardrobe Master

Ann Peck

Wardrobe Master

Natalie Kalmus

Colorist

Lucien Cailliet

Music Arranger

Meta Stern

Script Supervisor

Pat kelly

Script Supervisor

John Ford

Presenter

Sid Davis

Stand In

Harry Carey

In Memory Of

Stan Jones

Technical Advisor

Jack Colconda

Property Master