THREE BAD MEN
starring George O'Brien, Olive Borden, Tom Santschi, J. Farrell
McDonald and Frank Campeau
PHOTOPLAY
October, 1926
This is real good entertainment - the kind the whole family can enjoy. A gripping and forceful story, the marvelous scenic effects, the romantic and tragic conditions of the great West, and the beautiful photography combine to make this one of the best pictures of the month. The story is centered around the pioneers of America. Those courageous human beings who gathered together their little belongings and traveled and settled in the West - the land of gold. Worthwhile.
THREE BAD MEN
starring George O'Brien, Olive Borden, Tom Santschi, J. Farrell
McDonald and Frank Campeau
PICTURE PLAY
November, 1926
"Three Bad men" is a superb picturization of the West in the '70's, replete with John Ford, the director's, deft, human touches. But its emotional appeal is almost nil because of a plot that moves slowly what little there is of it. Yet, because of the magnificence of the scenery, the beauty of the grouping and lighting, this is not as serious a drawback as it might have been under direction less inspired.
The story is built around the opening of the Dakotas to the homesteaders in 1877, and the characters, who are many and various, include three men on whose heads a price has been set by the United States and Mexico; a girl and her father from Virginia; a boy from Ireland; a villainous sheriff, and an array of lesser characters, all of whom are sharply distinct and, with one exception, wholly believable, and that exception does not matter.
George O'Brien and Olive Borden are hero and heroine, while the "bad" men are J. Farrell McDonald, Tom Santschi, and Frank Campeau.
For more information, see "Three Bad Men" as our "Feature of the Month"