the three godfathers
the screen in review; john wayne, harry carey jr. in' three godfathers,' metro western, at the capitol
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the screen in review; john wayne, harry carey jr. in' three godfathers,' metro western, at the capitol - the new york times
with the headline: the screen in review; john wayne, harry carey jr. in' three godfathers,' metro western, at the capitol .
3 godfathers (1948) starring: john wayne, pedro armendariz, harry carey jr. - three movie buffs review
originally a novel written by peter kyne, the three godfathers explores the concept that dignity in mankind can be found in even the most lost individual... .
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( 1948). ford chose to remake peter b. kyne' s story of
the three godfathers .
harry carey, sr. had starred in two different silent versions of the story ,
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three fugitives risk their lives to bring a newborn baby out of the desert to safety .
the story is already beloved by film buffs thanks to the many adaptations for the big screen, including the 1948 john ford / john wayne collaboration and the 2003 japanese anime tokyo godfathers. but here is the original 1913 novelette in all its warm humanity and humor. three bank robbers on the run in the frontier american west happen upon a birthing mother who begs the me
three outlaws rob a bank in arizona and make their escape through a desert. near a dry water hole they come upon a wagon. inside is a woman about to give birth. pedro (pedro armendáriz), the only father of the trio, helps deliver the baby. the dying mother elicits a promise from the three outlaws to save her baby. before she dies she names her son robert william pedro after his three godfathers .
is a 1936 western that was based on a novel by peter b. kyne called
the three godfathers ,
published in 1913. the novel is apparently based on kyne' s own short story ,
bronco billy and the baby ,
which appeared in
nominally ,
three godfathers ,
which came to the capitol yesterday, is based on a very early novel of the prolific peter b. kyne. but actually the sentimental story that is told in this handsome western film stems directly from the format and the literary style of bret harte. view full article in timesmachine »
this film is john ford' s second version of peter b. kyne' s western about three outlaws who adopt and care for a baby they find in the desert. the three outlaws are on the run from the law, yet they risk their lives to bring the baby to the nearest town .
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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the religious mentioning and biblical readings are mere distractions from a plot stretched very thin over a mere hour and a half. patrick wrote in his second paragraph that three men rob a bank and then find a pregnant woman about to give birth. although he gives an honest description, the three men do not find her until after a third of the way into the film. we then get to watch long stretches of these three men walking across the desert trying to get the newborn to a safe haven. i disagree with patrick about one thing. lots of scenes of three men walking through a hot desert is not fast paced .
four outlaws come to new jerusalem, a town full of courteous and religious people, to rob the bank. after shooting the president of the bank, only three make it out of town followed by the posse. by the time they get to the second desert water hole, they find it dry and also find a wagon with a dying mother and baby. when the horses are dead the next morning, the three outlaws have no choice but to try to walk back to new jerusalem and only two want to take the baby .
four outlaws come to new jerusalem, a town full of courteous and religious people, to rob the bank. after shooting the president of the bank, only three make it out of town followed by the... see full summary »
four outlaws ride in new jerusalem on christmas eve to rob a bank but only three leave town. after being finding a destroyed water hole, the three bank robbers stumble upon a dying woman who gave birth to a boy. after their horses die, low on water, two of them promise the woman to return the baby to safety. the third wants nothing to do with the baby .
the description on the netflix envelope calls 3 godfathers allegorical. it never says what it is allegorical to. as patrick wrote, it has some vague similarities to a very old religious story, but as scott mentioned it also has plenty of differences. the allegory is so slim that you could erase it entirely just by changing the name of the town they take the baby to .
the kid (carey jr .) points to a bright star in the sky and tells them they must go to new jerusalem just like in the bible. so the three wise men (i mean outlaws) set out to cross the desert and deliver robert william pedro to safety even at the risk of their own lives and freedom .
three outlaws fleeing a posse through the desert come upon a dying woman and her baby in a wagon. before she passes away, she makes the men promise to take care of her baby and get it safely through the desert .
a modern adaptation of the classic 1913 novella by peter b. kyne. three bank robbers on the run in american southwest come upon a terrible car accident where a mother begs the men to watch... see full summary »
director john ford' s second version of peter b. kyne' s biblically oriented western features john wayne, harry carey jr. , and pedro armendaria as three good - hearted outlaws who discover a baby in the desert and dedicate themselves to saving its life. the three leads work well together, and ford' s stock company adds grit to the sentimental story .
3 godfathers is more a story of redemption than of christ' s birth. these 3 men commit a criminal act, and then sacrifice to save a stranger' s child. the irony of the story is that if they had not committed the crime they would have not gone on the lam and found the pregnant woman. their crime, in a sense, saved the baby' s life. the baby in return, saved their souls .
this clever and very short novel (83 small pages - - does that make it a novella ?) from 1913 is the source for several films, including the john ford / john wayne
3 godfathers
from 1948. good tale. ok, maybe 3. 5 stars
peter bernard kyne was an american novelist who wrote between 1904 and 1940. many of his works were adapted into screenplays starting in the silent era, particularly his first novel, the three godfathers, which was published in 1913 and proved to be a huge success. he is credited in 110 films between 1914 and 1952. when still under 18, he lied about his age and enlisted in company l, 14th u. s. infa
my favorite moment in the film is whenever wayne refers to the baby as
robert
. carey jr. corrects him and says ,
robert william .
pedro then corrects them both ,
robert william pedro .
the film' s best moments are between the three friends interaction. i would have liked to have known but the script never gives any back story on how these three different men met and became friends. more scenes of them verbally bouncing off each other would have added greatly .
when 3 outlaws on the run find a dying woman and her newborn baby in the desert they vow to save the child .
wayne as the prodigal son delivering the christ child seemed a bit of a stretch .
while this is the story of three men who who follow a star and find a baby, it' s not a direct allegory for the story of the three wise men. mary didn' t die and leave jesus to the magi, although i' m pretty certain that if she had, they would have known how to feed him. it' s more a story of redemption than it is a symbolic retelling of the bible story. it' s also told with a good natured humor and a few more guns than you' ll generally find in the bible .
i loved this little book. written a century ago, its style would be perfect for a read - aloud (not for young children, but for grownups - - i could picture the adults in a family settling down to enjoy it together after the small children were asleep. the prose was lyrical and carried the reader through the story of the three bad men who, on the run in the southwestern - us desert after the fourth in their number was killed in a bank robbery gone wrong, encounter a young widow in labor - - but no wat
this sentimental western with religious overtones is twice over the type of movie they don' t make anymore. when was the last time a major hollywood movie star appeared in a story so blatantly and unironically christian? nowadays you' d probably be laughed out of a producer' s office just for suggesting it. the old fashioned air this brings to 3 godfathers just adds to its charm .
this is just a great movie that' s both fun and well made. it must be the first john wayne / john ford movie in color and it' s truly beautiful to look at. while it' s a premise that certainly could have become corny, it doesn' t and manages to have a great message. the chemistry between the three bank robbers is one of the many qualities it has, friendship is such a powerful theme in this. while it draws parallels with the three wisemen, it definitely doesn' t steal and is extremely original and fresh .
[ but i hope the last godfather gets to raise the bairn himself. (hide spoiler) ]
oh did i forget to mention that this takes place on christmas eve? after some lighthearted moments with the three outlaws figuring out how to care for a newborn infant, they must face the direness of their predicament. they have very little water and only a few cans of milk .
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in a town called new jerusalem, bandits bob sangster (chester morris), doc underwood (lewis stone) and gus barton (walter brennan) hold up a bank. after a gun battle with the townspeople, the three robbers retreat into the scorching desert. there, they happen upon an ill woman stranded with her child. as the mother dies, she begs the men to take care of her infant. the fugitives want to save the baby - - but to do so, they' ll have to travel back to new jerusalem, where they are wanted men .
john ford really knew how to tell a story. this one moves along quickly. it builds to a dramatic climax that packs an emotional punch. despite the obvious religious symbolism ford never gets preachy and the drama is well balanced with humor. granted his range was limited but john wayne was a much better actor than he was ever given credit for and 3 godfathers is one of his best roles .
the bible used as a prop has marginal cross - references, but the bible pages used in the close - up shot, as read by bob, do not .
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was produced by the decade' s greatest production studio, metro - goldwyn - mayer, even though mgm wasn' t known for producing westerns. the fact that the studio made
, was released during a relatively strange era for westerns. the early 1930s saw a huge surge in the quality and quantity of b - movie western productions, but the opposite was true for major studios' westerns, remaining so for most of the decade. in fact, the big budget western didn' t experience a renaissance until the 1939 release of john ford' s
is also unique because it takes place in the arid and desolate heat of the american southwestern desert. mgm usually eschewed such a setting for its movies, preferring instead the controlled confines of a studio indoor set or faraway exotic locales, such as the jungles of
, starring the great western star harry carey. director john ford then collaborated with carey on yet another version of the same story entitled
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frequent john wayne costar ward bond plays the sheriff leading the posse in pursuit. he also happens to be the infant’s uncle. his wife is played by mae marsh a veteran actress of hollywood whose career stretched all the way back to griffith’s intolerance and even before. mildred natwick has the small but important role of robert william pedro’s mother. familiar faces jane darwell and guy kibbee round out the cast .
ford chose john wayne and mexican star pedro armendariz to co - star with harry carey, jr. in the tale of three bad men who find redemption in a barren land. ford' s treatment of actors on his set was legendary. from john wayne to supporting players, ford' s behavior was often nothing less than harsh. an unfortunate recipient of this abuse on the set of
is all the more remarkable in that it was produced during a time when big budget westerns weren' t popular and the great depression severely strained studio bank accounts, thus making risky ventures all the more rare .
. until that time, the major studios virtually ignored westerns. but during this dry spell for the western, there were some noteworthy titles .
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( 1932). ethel barrymore, making her first appearance in a sound film, knew boleslawski from the new york theatre world, and had insisted on the change of directors .
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scott mentioned how it was clear that a doll was often used as a baby stand it. i would like to ad that this is one agreeable infant. he rarely cries. most babies cry often, for any number of reasons. this child is wrapped in blankets in scorching heat, starved and falls to the ground three different times while in a different man' s arms. we rarely hear a peep out of him. can anyone explain why they were supposed to put grease on the baby ?
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one of my only problems with wayne' s performance is that he doesn' t carry a baby very convincingly. there are plenty of times where the bundle in his or the other two men' s arms is clearly not a real baby. on several occasions one of the men falls over while carrying the baby and it almost always look fake or as if the baby is dead because of how little it moves. i should hasten to add that this is a very minor quibble, but i did notice it .
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initially, i was expecting a well - produced but hollow adaptation. what makes the 1936 version so astonishing it is how fatal it is. no matter what they do to save the child, redemption may still be out of reach. salty and seething with that alkaline…
john ford, who had shot this popular tale as a silent, remade it with john wayne, emphasizing even more the religious symbolism .
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he last reel, with wayne explicitly identified as the prodigal son and a general collapse into mawkishness, might almost have strayed in from another movie .
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i agree with scott that wayne' s best scenes are when they first have to take care of the baby. when going through the dead mother' s chest of baby stuff, carey jr. pulls out a sleeper with a frilly collar and blue ribbons. wayne snaps ,
he' s not wearing that !
when they finally get the baby some milk, wayne observes .
he takes to it like a drunkard at a 4th of july barbeque .
was his first and only western, and a remarkable departure from his usual studio fare. boleslawski was hired by irving thalberg and came to mgm to work as a screenwriter, based on the strength and reputation of his former literary career on the new york stage. boleslawski was eventually assigned to replace charles brabin as director of
this was prolific director john ford' s first technicolor film and he makes the most of it. the camera sweeps across salt flats and sweeping desert vistas. naturally there' s a sandstorm, as there always seemed to be in these old westerns, but it' s as well filmed as everything else in this beautifully shot western .
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this is just a little book sitting behind the counter at work so, being a quite monday morning, i read it through within 45 minutes. so cute and sweet ,
wow, what a story! i watched the second remake starring john wayne after this (i don' t often watch two versions of the same story so close together) and knew it had a lot to live up to. didn' t quite achieve it, but that one' s good too. (see my review for it )
this story could take place anywhere. brennan always gets on my last nerve, but stone is the heart and soul of this film. always look forward to this ...
as you said patrick, the story mixes drama and humor nicely. those looking for more obscure and religious themed holiday fare would do well to look no further than this old fashioned classic .
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while i enjoy the john wayne / john ford movie collaboration, this book is totally different and inspiring. it' s a compelling story of god' s grace, hope and provision. well done .
cast: john wayne (robert marmaduke sangster hightower), pedro armendariz (pedro roca fuerte), harry carey jr. (william kearney, the abilene kid), ward bond (perley
buck
sweet), mae marsh (mrs. perley sweet) .
cast: harry carey [ bob sangster ], stella razetto [ ruby merrill, ‘the mojave lily’ ], george berrell [ tim gibbons ], frank lanning, joe rickson [ rusty connors ], hart hoxie (jack hoxie) [ sheriff pete cushing ], frank lanning [ bill kearney ], mr. briscoe [ johnny pell ]
and its disappointing box office returns instigated a change of direction in ford' s career. from then on, he relied on westerns to sustain a healthy career. and since argosy, ford' s production company co - owned with merian c. cooper, was then on the brink of bankruptcy, another western seemed like a good bet. this western project eventually became
at mgm under another old lion of hollywood, studio chief louis b. mayer. ford made it clear though that he would not defer to mgm' s unfriendly policies towards maverick directors. in september 1947, before the project took root, carey, a life - long mentor and friend to ford, died of a coronary thrombosis. to pay homage to carey, ford decided to give his son, harry carey, jr. , a proper launch for his budding acting career with a starring role in
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were bright spots, but they were largely shot on a backlot, with relatively low budgets .
is equally noteworthy for its director, richard boleslawski (aka boleslawsky, aka boleslavski) .
screenplay: peter b. kyne (story), edward e. paramore jr. , manuel seff
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the three godfathers is a 1916 american silent film featuring harry carey . the film was remade in 1919 as marked men , which also starred carey . 
the three godfathers is a 1916 american silent film featuring harry carey. the film was remade in 1919 as marked men, which also starred carey.
the three godfathers is a 1916 american silent film featuring harry carey. the film was remade in 1919 as marked men, which also starred carey.