
The Searchers(1956)
As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.


“John Ford's Legend of the Southwest!”
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.

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
3 Godfathers is a western film released in 1948 exploring themes of baby, marshal, adoption, promise, outlaw, survival. Directed by John Ford, it stars John Wayne, Pedro Armendáriz, Harry Carey, Jr.. 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.
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