
3 Godfathers(1948)
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.


“What Happened To The West's Most Feared Outlaw?”
Jack Garrett interrupts a stagecoach holdup where he meets Fuzzy (The town's stagecoach driver, station agent, baggage agent, and sheriff) and banker Jim Thorn. The trio team up to prevent robberies of Thorn's bank by Clem Yantis's large gang.

Lash LaRue
Jack Garrett

Al St. John
Sheriff Fuzzy

June Carr Ormond
Betty Raines

John James
Colt Thorn
Marion Colby
Norma Berry

Terry Frost
Cy Shaeffer

George Baxter
Jim Thorn
Clarke Stevens
Yantis henchman

I. Stanford Jolley
Matt Fergus
Eileen Dixon
Dance Hall Girl
Son of Billy the Kid is a western film released in 1949 exploring themes of outlaw. Directed by Ray Taylor, it stars Lash LaRue, Al St. John, June Carr Ormond. Jack Garrett interrupts a stagecoach holdup where he meets Fuzzy (The town's stagecoach driver, station agent, baggage agent, and sheriff) and banker Jim Thorn. The trio team up to prevent robberies of Thorn's bank by Clem Yantis's large gang.
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