3 Bad Men
3 Bad Men is a 1926 American Western film directed by John Ford.[1][2] 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.[3]
| 3 Bad Men | |
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| Directed by | John Ford |
| Produced by | John Ford |
| Written by | Herman Whitaker (novel Over the Border) John Stone Malcolm Stuart Boylan Ralph Spence |
| Starring | George O'Brien Olive Borden |
| Cinematography | George Schneiderman |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent |
Cast
- George O'Brien as Dan O'Malley
- Olive Borden as Lee Carlton
- Lou Tellegen as Sheriff Layne Hunter
- Tom Santschi as "Bull" Stanley
- J. Farrell MacDonald as Mike Costigan
- Frank Campeau as "Spade" Allen
- Priscilla Bonner as Millie Stanley
- Otis Harlan as Editor Zach Little
- Phyllis Haver as Lily (prairie beauty)
- Georgie Harris as Joe Minsk
- Alec B. Francis as Rev. Calvin Benson (as Alec Francis)
- Jay Hunt as Nat Lucas (old prospector)
- Grace Gordon as Millie's pal (uncredited)
- George Irving as Gen. Neville (uncredited)
- Bud Osborne as Hunter's henchman (uncredited)
- Vester Pegg as Henchman shooting Lucas (uncredited)
- Walter Perry as Pat Monahan (uncredited)
Shooting
The film was shot over a fifteen month period in 1925 and 1926. During the filming, three of the actresses involved, Olive Borden, Priscilla Bonner and Grace Gordon became ill with a form of paratyphoid, and had to be taken to the hospital. The shooting locations for the film included:
- Desert outside of Victorville, California
- The vicinity of Jackson Hole, Wyoming
See also
- Marked Men (1919)
References
- "Progressive Silent Film List: 3 Bad Men". Silent Era. Retrieved March 21, 2008.
- "Abrreviated View of Movie Page". web.archive.org. July 29, 2017.
- Russell, Catherine. "The Hidden Fortress: Three Good Men and a Princess". The Criterion Collection.
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