3 Godfathers (1948)
Director John Ford remakes his own (now lost) earlier silent film Marked Men (1919) this time staring John Wayne, Harry Carey Jr. and Pedro Armendariz. Three bank robbers on the run end up guardians of a new born baby after it's mother dies giving birth.
As with all John Ford films you can expect a decent level of execution and some good looking scenery. When it comes to the plot it is a semi inspired by the three wise men and has a fair amount of religious content through out. The only real issue with the film is that like star John Wayne it is a little flabby on the front end and could do with getting to the meat of the piece a bit quicker.
4/5
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