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.
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Harry Carey as Bob Sangster
Stella LeSaint as Ruby Merrill
George Berrell as Tim Gibbons
Joe Rickson as Rusty Conners
Jack Hoxie as Sheriff Pete Cushing
Frank Lanning as Bill Kearny
J.F. Briscoe as Johnny Pell
Edward LeSaint Director
Edward LeSaint Scenario Writer
Peter B. Kyne Novel
Harvey Gates Scenario Writer
The 3 Godfathers Trailer
United States 18 June 1916
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30 October 1916
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