3 Bad Men

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Olive Borden and George O'Brien in 3 Bad Men (1926)

Three outlaws come to the aid of a young girl after her father is killed.Three outlaws come to the aid of a young girl after her father is killed.Three outlaws come to the aid of a young girl after her father is killed.

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George O'Brien

Dan O'Malley

Olive Borden

Lee Carleton

Lou Tellegen

Layne Hunter

Tom Santschi

'Bull' Stanley

J. Farrell MacDonald

Mike Costigan

Frank Campeau

'Spade' Allen

Priscilla Bonner

Millie

Otis Harlan

Zach Little

Phyllis Haver

Lily

George Harris

Joe Minsk
(as Georgie Harris)

Alec B. Francis

Rev. Benson
(as Alec Francis)

Jay Hunt

Nat Lucas

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)

Eleanore Vogel

Woman
(uncredited)

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Trivia
Assuming its copyright has not lapsed already, this film and all others produced in 1926 enter the U.S. public domain in 2022.

Goofs
During the bathing sequence, the tent appears to be normal size from the outside, but it is several times as big in the interior shots.

Quotes
[title card]
Title Card: Mike Costigan and 'Spade' Allen weren't exactly thieves - but they had a habit of finding horses that nobody had lost

Alternate versions
The version shown on the American Movie Classics channel had an uncredited piano score. It was provided by 20th Century-Fox and ran 92 minutes.

Connections
Featured in Directed by John Ford (1971)

Soundtracks
Carry Me Back to Old Virginny
(uncredited)
Traditional Southern ballad (1840s) rewritten by James Alan Bland (1878)
Integrated into restoration score as a theme for Lee's father.

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8/10

Terrific early Ford

3 Bad Men (as the title card shows it) is an outstanding example of the silent western and one of John Ford's earliest triumphs. The photography is stunning and the land rush sequences truly impressive, and while the story of redemption and sacrifice is predictable it is nonetheless still moving.