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Information
- Year
- 1929
- Runtime
- 68 min.
- Director
- William Wyler
- Genres
- Drama, Western
- Rating *
- 7.2
- Votes *
- 308
- Checks
- 70
- Favs
- 3
- Dislikes
- 0
- Favs/checks
- 4.3% (1:23)
- Favs/dislikes
- 3:0
Top comments
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Siskoid
A very early talkie signed William Wyler, Hell's Heroes is an adaptation of Three Godfathers, in which three bank robbers in the Old West get lost in the desert after a disastrous escape and come upon a dying woman and her baby. Will they be able to bring the child back to civilization, and will they even want to? What's truly amazing by today's standards is that, no cheating, they really have an infant in these desert locations. I have no idea what's happening behind the camera, but can't imagine it being done so realistically today. And it has to be said that this is a Christmas story, which gives the narrative Biblical undertones without doing any kind of one-for-one transposition. The three bandits are the three wisemen, but if they'd had to take Jesus off Mary's hands, which isn't really how this goes. But birth as a redemptory event, potentially able to save men's souls, is at the heart of this. The town is called New Jerusalem for good measure. There's enough weight here that you won't notice the brisk 67-minute runtime. 3 years 1 month ago -
ClassicLady
Very moving movie. After having seen the two other versions of this movie, I think I like this one the best. 8 years 5 months ago