Three rough fellows

Movie
German title	Three rough fellows
Original title	3 bad men
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1926
length	71 minutes
Rod
Director	John Ford
script	John Stone
production	John Ford
camera	George Schneiderman
occupation
George O'Brien : Dan O'Malley Olive Borden : Lee Carlton Lou Tellegen : Layne Hunter J. Farrell MacDonald : Mike Costigan Frank Campeau : Spade Allen Tom Santschi : Bull Stanley Vester Pegg : Lucas Priscilla Bonner : Millie Otis Harlan : Zach Little Alec B. Francis : Reverend Benson George Irving : General Neville

Drei Rauhe Gesellen (also Three Honest Bandits ) is an American western written in 1926 by John Ford based on the 1917 novel Over the Border by Herman Whitaker.

action

Settlers and prospectors poured into the areas of the Sioux Indians during the "Dakota Boom" in 1870. Mike Costigan, Bull Stanley and Spade Allen join a trek. The men are horse thieves, but decide not to steal the purebred horses of the young Lee Carton, whose father was killed by criminals in an attack. In contrast, they want to protect the woman and her boyfriend Dan O'Malley.

Mike, Bull and Spade lead the trek through the mountains. Lee and Dan are pursued by Layne Hunter, a corrupt sheriff, and his gang. The three former bandits are killed one after the other by Hunter's men, but Hunter is also ultimately killed in a shootout.

Reviews

“Atmospherically real, grippingly portrayed, with documentary features. Captivating entertainment. "

- Lexicon of international film

background

The film premiered on August 13, 1926. On February 15, 1975, it was broadcast for the first time in Germany as a TV premiere in the third program of Bavarian Radio .

The production for Fox Film Corporation was shot in Wyoming and California's Mojave Desert .

In 2007 a version was released that was set to music by Dana Kaproff .

literature

• Joe Hembus , The Western Lexicon - 1567 Films from 1894 to Today ; extended new edition by Benjamin Hembus; Heyne, Munich 1995, ISBN 3-453-08121-8 ; Pp. 149-150
• JA Place: The Westerns of John Ford. Original title: The Western Films of John Ford. Citadel film books at Goldmann. Goldmann, Munich 1984, ISBN 3-442-10221-9 , pp. 27-32

Web links

• Three rough fellows in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Three rough fellows in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed on December 10, 2011.