Characters & Themes
Hell’s Heroes (1929) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1929 · 68 mins · English
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- Directed by
- William Wyler
- Starring
- John Huston, Charles Bickford, Raymond Hatton, Mary Gordon, Edward Hearn, Tom London
An all‑talking outdoor classic, the film follows three bank robbers fleeing the law who stumble upon a pregnant woman in an abandoned covered wagon. As she dies after giving birth, she asks the outlaws to become godfathers to her newborn. The story was later remade as Three Godfathers (1936) and 3 Godfathers (1949).
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