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Hell's Heroes

The All-Talking Outdoor Classic

Three bank robbers on the run happen across a woman about to give birth in an abandoned covered wagon. Before she dies, she names the three bandits as her newborn son's godfathers. Remade as Three Godfathers (1936) and 3 Godfathers (1949).

1h 8m1929NRTMDb 7.1

Western

English

Crew and Cast

William WylerWilliam WylerDirectorCharles BickfordCharles BickfordBob SangsterRaymond HattonRaymond HattonTom 'Barbwire' GibbonsFred KohlerFred Kohler'Wild Bill' KearneyFritzi RidgewayFritzi RidgewayMother
Joe De La CruzJoséWalter JamesWalter JamesSheriffMaria AlbaMaria AlbaCarmelitaBuck ConnorsBuck ConnorsParson JonesJim CoreyJim CoreyBarflyMary GordonMary GordonChoir MemberEdward HearnEdward HearnFrank EdwardsJohn HustonJohn HustonChurch Member
Bert LindleyGamblerTom LondonTom LondonCroupierBill NestellBill NestellBarfly

Storyline

Three bank robbers on the run happen across a woman about to give birth in an abandoned covered wagon. Before she dies, she names the three bandits as her newborn son's godfathers. Remade as Three Godfathers (1936) and 3 Godfathers (1949).

  • Universal Pictures

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Info

Status
Released
Released
27 December 1929
Runtime
1h 8m
Rating
NR
TMDB score
7.1 / 10 (21 votes)

Production

Director
William Wyler
Writers
Peter B. Kyne
Studios
Universal Pictures
Countries
United States of America

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English