20-1448: For other uses, see Hightower (disambiguation) . Hightower is a surname which may refer to: People [ edit ] Alma Julia Hightower (1888-1970), American vocalist Allison Hightower (born 1988), African-American professional basketball player Ben Hightower (1918-2003), American football player Bill Hightower (born 1959), American politician in Alabama Brandon Hightower (born 1998), American professional stock car racing driver Caroline Warner Hightower (born 1935), American development consultant Chelsie Hightower (born 1989), American ballroom dancer Cory Hightower (born 1979), African-American professional basketball player Cullen Hightower (1923–2008), American author of quips and quotes Dennis Hightower (born 1941), American army officer and former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Dick Hightower (1930–2007), American football player Donna Hightower (1926-2013), African-American singer-songwriter Dont'a Hightower (born 1990), American football player Ed Hightower , African-American basketball official Erik Hightower (born 1986), American Paralympic athlete Forrest Hightower (born 1992), African-American football defensive back George Robert Hightower (fl. early 20th century), American academic, president of
40-485: A silent film thought to be lost today. Ford's longtime friend Harry Carey Sr. starred in three adaptations of the story: Marked Men , The Three Godfathers (1916) and 3 Godfathers . Ford dedicated 3 Godfathers to Carey, who had died in 1947. At the beginning, stuntman Cliff Lyons is shown silhouetted against a sunset riding Carey's favorite horse Sonny over the words: "To the Memory of Harry Carey, Bright Star of
60-462: A donkey and her colt at the end of the ravine, he uses them to reach New Jerusalem, where he stumbles into a cantina to get drinks for himself and the baby. Just as Sheriff Sweet catches up with him, Bob collapses from exhaustion. Bob is jailed in Welcome, but with his heroic rescue of the baby, the entire town has become sympathetic towards him. Bob gives his godchild into the temporary custody of
80-430: A friendly conversation with Sheriff Buck Sweet and his wife, who asks if they have seen her niece and her husband on the trail. The three subsequently rob the local bank, but the loot is lost when Kid is shot and his horse falls. They flee into the desert on two horses, pursued by Sweet and his men in a buckboard . Sweet shoots a hole in their water bag and then turns back to the depot . The fugitives come within sight of
100-470: A gang of frontier people who have the fullness and flavor of the hearty West. According to MGM records, the film earned $ 2,078,000 in the U.S. and Canada and $ 763,000 overseas, resulting in a profit of $ 1,598,000. Maltin describes the 1948 film as "sturdy, sentimental, sometimes beautiful", but feels that the last scene "didn't ring true". 3 Godfathers was first released on DVD by Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment on December 20, 2005. The film
120-485: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Hightower (disambiguation) Hightower is a surname. Hightower may also refer to: 3 Godfathers 3 Godfathers is a 1948 American Western film in Technicolor directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne , Pedro Armendáriz and Harry Carey Jr. . The screenplay was written by Frank S. Nugent and Laurence Stallings based on
140-415: The surname Hightower . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hightower&oldid=1146273805 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
160-467: The 1913 novelette The Three Godfathers by Peter B. Kyne . The story is a loose retelling of the biblical Three Wise Men in an American Western context. It is a remake of the Black and White 1929 movie Hell's Heroes , starring Charles Bickman, Raymond Hatton, and Fred Kohler, directed by William Wyler. Three rustlers —Bob Hightower, Pete and The Abilene Kid—ride into Welcome, Arizona . They have
180-617: The 1988 Summer Olympics Fictional characters [ edit ] Bob Hightower, in the 1949 western film 3 Godfathers , played by John Wayne Reverend Gail Hightower, in the novel Light in August (1932) by William Faulkner Harrison Hightower III, in Tokyo DisneySea Version of The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Disney ride Madeleine Hightower, in the TV series The Mentalist Moses Hightower (character) , in
200-538: The Bible for guidance, but Bob slaps it aside. Kid, certain that a higher power guided them there, compares the baby to the infant Jesus in the manger and themselves as the Three Wise Men . Inspired by a Bible verse , they head for the town of New Jerusalem, across the desert and over a mountain. The posse later comes upon the abandoned wagon, and recognizing the possessions of his niece-in-law, Sweet believes that
220-1505: The Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College Grace Hightower , American actress, singer, wife of actor Robert De Niro Jack Hightower (1926–2013), American politician James Robert Hightower (1915–2006), American professor of Chinese at Harvard University Jim Hightower (born 1943), American activist and commentator John Hightower (disambiguation) , multiple people Keith Hightower (born 1957), American politician Kelsey Hightower (born 1981), African-American software engineer Lee Hightower (born 1993), American football player Loren Hightower (1927–2017), American ballet and musical theater dancer Monteria Hightower , American librarian Richard Hightower (born 1980), African-American football coach Ron Hightower (born 1966), American film director and former pornographic actor Rosella Hightower (1920–2008), American ballerina Rosetta Hightower (1944–2014), American singer Scott Hightower (born 1952), American poet and teacher Stephanie Hightower (born 1958), African-American former hurdler and former president Theresa Hightower (c. 1954–2018), American jazz singer Tim Hightower (born 1986), American football player Tommy Hightower , American retired football coach Wayne Hightower (1940-2002), African-American professional basketball player Yolanda Hightower (born 1961), American field hockey player at
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#1732783636026240-524: The Sweets, now his friends, but when the judge asks him to give up custody permanently in exchange for a suspended sentence, he refuses to break his promise to the baby's mother. Pleased, the judge gives him the minimum sentence of a year and a day; and as he leaves for prison, all the townspeople give Bob a rousing farewell. John Ford had already adapted the novelette once before in Marked Men (1919),
260-412: The characters and gritty atmosphere that slosh from the screen in great warm sluices of grandeur and emotion are much like Harte's. ... And, more than the character of nature, Ford has captured in his style the leathery, dry-humored romance and sentiment of the traditional good badman. From a script spiced with wry and pungent dialogue, which Laurence Stallings and Frank S. Nugent wrote, he has brought forth
280-419: The delivery, the other two laboriously collect water from nearby cacti . Many hours later, the woman has a boy, whom she names "Robert William Pedro Hightower" after her benefactors. Before dying, she exacts a promise from them to save him and be his godfathers . Moved, the three desperadoes keep their vow. They find a chest filled with baby things, condensed milk , an advice book, and a Bible. Pete offers Bob
300-543: The early western sky..." Carey played a former horse thief in The Three Godfathers and a prison escapee in Marked Men . Although the opening credits include the prefix "and introducing" before the name of Harry Carey Jr. , he had previously appeared in numerous films, including Red River , another John Wayne Western released earlier in 1948. Carey was shocked by Ford's verbal and physical abuse on
320-642: The film and series Police Academy Reno Hightower, in The Best of Times (1986), played by Kurt Russell Steve Hightower, in the TV series The Steve Harvey Show , played by Steve Harvey Wes Hightower, in the film Urban Cowboy (1980), portrayed by Scott Glenn Sheriff Hightower, in the 1990 film Flashback Alicent Hightower, in the TV series House of the Dragon See also [ edit ] Senator Hightower (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
340-513: The films. He praised the "underrated" 1936 version as "beautifully shot and warmly acted." The film was shot primarily in Death Valley, California , although not set there. In a contemporary review for The New York Times , critic Bosley Crowther wrote: [T]he sentimental story that is told in this handsome Western film stems directly from the format and the literary style of Bret Harte . And what's more, John Ford has filmed it so that
360-405: The fugitives killed her and sets out for revenge. When they cross a salt flat , Kid collapses and dies. Once past the flat, Pete trips, breaking his leg. He asks Bob to leave him his pistol, "for coyotes "; as Bob walks toward the mountain, he hears a single gunshot. Staggering through a ravine, Bob finally falls, but in his delirium the ghosts of his two friends refuse to let him give up. Finding
380-459: The railroad's water tank , only to see Sweet station a guard there. Doubling back to Terrapin Tanks, a granite sump at the edge of the desert, the robbers lose their horses in a sandstorm. Desperate for water, they find the tanks dynamited by a tenderfoot, who disappeared chasing his thirsting horses. In a covered wagon nearby lies the man's wife—Sweet's niece—who is in labor. While Pete helps with
400-400: The set, but Wayne explained to Carey that it was Ford's method of coaxing the performances that he wanted from the actors. The story had also been adapted for the films Hell's Heroes (1930) , directed by William Wyler , and Three Godfathers (1936) , directed by Richard Boleslawski . Film critic Leonard Maltin prefers Hell's Heroes as the "most satisfying, least sentimental" of all
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