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John Ford Season: Three Godfathers

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

starring John
Wayne Pedro Armendariz , Harry Carey Jr Desperate for water, three outlaws running from Sheriff Sweet come upon a dying mother and her baby in the desert. The woman begs them to take the child with them. Like three travellers 2,000 years before, their destination is Jerusalem - New Jerusalem, Arizona.
Ford's elegiac Western is dedicated to Harry Carey - ' Bright star of the early Western sky '.
Screenplay by LAURENCE STALLINGS and FRANK S. NUGENT Produced by MERIAN C . COOPER
Directed by JOHN FORD. Films: page 11

Contributors

Unknown:
Wayne Pedro Armendariz
Unknown:
Harry Carey
Unknown:
Harry Carey
Unknown:
Laurence Stallings
Unknown:
Frank S. Nugent
Produced By:
Merian C . Cooper
Directed By:
John Ford.
Robert Hightower:
John Wayne
Pete:
Pedro Armendariz
'The Kid':
Harry Carey Jr
'Buck' Perley Sweet:
Ward Bond
Mrs Perley Sweet:
Mae Marsh
Mother:
Mildred Natwick
Miss Florrie:
Jane Darwell
Posse member:
Ben Johnson
Source: Radio Times

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