3 Bad Men

3 Bad Men
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Ford
Written byHerman Whitaker (novel Over the Border)
John Stone
Malcolm Stuart Boylan
Ralph Spence
Produced byJohn Ford
StarringGeorge O'Brien
Olive Borden
CinematographyGeorge Schneiderman
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • August 28, 1926 (1926-08-28)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

3 Bad Men is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by John Ford.[1][2][3] Bob Mastrangelo has called it "One of John Ford's greatest silent epics." The film possibly 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.[4]

  1. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: 3 Bad Men". Silent Era. Retrieved March 21, 2008.
  2. ^ "3 Bad Men". afi.com. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  3. ^ "Abrreviated View of Movie Page". July 29, 2017. Archived from the original on July 29, 2017.
  4. ^ Russell, Catherine. "The Hidden Fortress: Three Good Men and a Princess". The Criterion Collection.