3 Bad Men (1926)

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  • 3 BAD MEN


    DIRECTED AND PRODUCED BY JOHN FORD
    FOX FILM CORPORATION


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    Information from IMDb


    Plot Summary
    In 1876, an old man finds gold in the Sioux lands,
    provoking a gold and land rush from immigrants to Dakota.
    On the way to Custer, the lonely cowboy Dan O'Malley helps
    to fix the wheel of Mr. Carlton's wagon and flirts with his daughter Lee Carlton.
    Later, Lee and her father are attacked by horse thieves and Mr. Carlton is murdered;
    however, the outlaws "Bull" Stanley, Mike Costigan and "Spade" Allen
    save her from the criminals and head with her to the camp where the pioneers
    are waiting for President Grant proclamation to explore the lands.
    In the site, the corrupt Sheriff Layne Hunter rules with his henchmen
    with horror and injustice.
    The trio of outlaws decides that Lee needs to get married and select Dan
    to be her husband. When Bull's sister Millie Stanley is murdered by Hunter's right arm
    Nat Lucas, "Bull" organizes the men to chase Hunter.
    But it is 1877 and the gold and land race of wagons is ready to start.
    Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil


    Full Cast
    George O'Brien ... Dan O'Malley
    Olive Borden ... Lee Carlton
    Lou Tellegen ... Sheriff Layne Hunter
    Tom Santschi ... 'Bull' Stanley
    J. Farrell MacDonald ... Mike Costigan
    Frank Campeau ... 'Spade' Allen
    Priscilla Bonner ... Millie Stanley
    Otis Harlan ... Editor Zach Little
    Phyllis Haver ... Lily (prairie beauty)
    Georgie Harris ... Joe Minsk
    Alec B. Francis ... Rev. Calvin Benson (as Alec Francis)
    Jay Hunt ... Nat Lucas (old prospector)
    Grace Gordon ... Millie's Pal (uncredited)
    George Irving ... Gen. Neville (uncredited)
    Bud Osborne ... Hunter's Henchman (uncredited)
    Vester Pegg ... Henchman Shooting Lucas (uncredited)
    Walter Perry ... Pat Monahan (uncredited)


    Writing Credits
    Herman Whitaker (novel "Over the Border") (as Herman Whittaker)
    John Stone adaptation, scenario and screenplay
    Malcolm Stuart Boylan titles &
    Ralph Spence titles


    Original Music
    Dana Kaproff (added in 2007)


    Cinematography
    George Schneiderman


    Filming Locations
    Jackson Hole, Wyoming, USA
    Mojave Desert, California, USA

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

    Edited 2 times, last by ethanedwards ().

  • 3 Bad Men is a 1926 American Western film directed by John Ford.
    Bob Mastrangelo has called it "One of John Ford's greatest silent epics.
    " The film had inspired the title for Akira Kurosawa's 1958 film
    Three Bad Men in a Hidden Fortress, simply known as
    The Hidden Fortress in the rest of the world.


    This is real good entertainment - the kind the whole family can enjoy.
    A gripping and forceful story, the marvelous scenic effects, the romantic and tragic conditions
    of the great West, and the beautiful photography combine to make this one of the best pictures of the month. The story is centered around the pioneers of America.
    Those courageous human beings who gathered together their little belongings and traveled and settled in the West - the land of gold. Worthwhile.



    "Three Bad men" is a superb picturization of the West in the '70's, replete with John Ford,
    the director's, deft, human touches.
    But its emotional appeal is almost nil because of a plot that moves slowly
    * what little there is of it. Yet, because of the magnificence of the scenery,
    the beauty of the grouping and lighting, this is not as serious a drawback
    as it might have been under direction less inspired.


    The story is built around the opening of the Dakotas to the homesteaders in 1877,
    and the characters, who are many and various, include three men on whose heads a price
    has been set by the United States and Mexico; a girl and her father from Virginia;
    a boy from Ireland; a villainous sheriff, and an array of lesser characters,
    all of whom are sharply distinct and, with one exception, wholly believable,
    and that exception does not matter.


    George O'Brien and Olive Borden are hero and heroine,
    while the "bad" men are J. Farrell McDonald, Tom Santschi,
    and Frank Campeau


    With courtesy of the movie's web-site
    3 Bad Men


    User Review

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

    Edited once, last by ethanedwards ().

  • Hi Keith

    Great job posting all of these John Ford reviews.

    I just watched this recently. John Wayne was NOT in this as far as I can see. Otherwise a pleasant enough film.

    Be who you are & say what you feel Because those who mind dont matter & those who matter dont mind