Hell's Heroes

Name: Hell's Heroes
Genre: Western
Released: 1929-12-27
Duration: 68 min
Rating: 7.2

1929 · 1h 8m · Western

IMDb 7.2

Hell's Heroes is a solid silent western with a genuinely unique premise—three hardened criminals forced into unlikely redemption through a dying woman's dying wish. With a 7.2 IMDb score, it's absolutely worth your time tonight if you're in the mood for something classic and different.

Plot

Three bank robbers on the run happen across a woman about to give birth in an abandoned covered wagon. Before she dies, she names the three bandits as her newborn son's godfathers. Remade as Three Godfathers (1936) and 3 Godfathers (1949).

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