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3 Godfathers
3 Godfathers is a 1948 American Western film directed by John Ford and filmed (although not set) primarily in Death Valley, California. The screenplay, written by Frank S. Nugent and Laurence Stallings, is based on the novelette of the same name written by Peter B. Kyne. Ford had already adapted the film once before in 1919 as "Marked Men." The original silent adaptation by Ford is thought to be lost today. The story is something of a retelling of the story of The Three Wise Men
including "3 Godfathers" (also 1948), "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" (1949), "Wagon Master" (1950) and "The Searchers". Of the 21 film scripts Nugent worked on, 11 were for Ford. They had a difficult working relationship, as did everyone who worked with Ford, but Nugent later said "it was a small price to pay for working with the best director in Hollywood." In assessing their work together, Glenn Frankel credits Nugent with providing Ford with more