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ERA
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100 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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3 Bad Men
"The romance of a girl in the land of promise."
1926 1h 32m EN
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★6.9TMDB · 49
RomanceWestern
Synopsis
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Three outlaws come to the aid of a young girl after her father is killed.
“The romance of a girl in the land of promise.”
Cast
George O'Brien
Dan O'Malley
Olive Borden
Lee Carlton
Lou Tellegen
Sheriff Layne Hunter
Tom Santschi
'Bull' Stanley
Frank Campeau
'Spade' Allen
J. Farrell MacDonald
Mike Costigan
Priscilla Bonner
Millie Stanley
Otis Harlan
Zach Little
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- John Ford
- Writers
- John Stone
- Languages
- No Language
- Countries
- United States of America
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CRAFT
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by John Ford, shot by George Schneiderman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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CAST
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George O'Brien and Olive Borden and Lou Tellegen carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "The romance of a girl in the land of promise.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0017463 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
John Ford directs. George Schneiderman behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1100 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by John Ford, shot by George Schneiderman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4George O'Brien and Olive Borden and Lou Tellegen carry the top of the cast.
- 5Marketing tagline: "The romance of a girl in the land of promise.".
- 6IMDB entry: tt0017463 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- George Schneiderman
- Costume design
- Sam Benson
- Runtime
- 92 min · 1h 32m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- NR
- IMDB
- 3 Bad Men (1926)
Also by
John Ford
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Production companies
Who made it
Fox Film Corporation
US
Key crew
- ProducerJohn Ford
- NovelHerman Whitaker
- Costume DesignSam Benson
- Assistant DirectorEdward O'Fearna
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- immigrant
- gold
- dakota
- sioux
- outlaw
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1926-08-28NR
Also known as
International titles
- Three Bad MenUS
- 3 sublimes canaillesFR
