Film

Three Faces West

1940 · 1h 19m · Drama · Romance · Western

What barrier mars the path of their destiny...the fulfillment of their right to happiness?

IMDb

6.1

Viennese surgeon Dr. Braun and his daughter Leni come to a small town in North Dakota as refugees from Hitler. When the winds of the Dust Bowl threaten the town, John Phillips leads the townsfolk in moving to greener pastures in Oregon. He falls for Leni, but she is betrothed to the man who helped her and her father escape from the Third Reich. She must decide between the two men.

John Wayne

John Phillips

Sigrid Gurie

Leni 'Lenchen' Braun

Charles Coburn

Dr. Karl Braun

Spencer Charters

Dr. 'Nunk' Atterbury

Helen MacKellar

Mrs. Welles

Roland Varno

Dr. Eric Von Scherer

Sonny Bupp

Billy Welles

Wade Boteler

Mr. Harris, Department of Agriculture Official

Trevor Bardette

Clem Higgins

Russell Simpson

Minister

Charles Waldron

Dr. William Thorpe

Wendell Niles

Man-on-the-Street Radio Announcer

Frank Brownlee

Bill--Farmer

Bob Burns

Farmer

Horace B. Carpenter

White-Haired Farmer in Oregon

Hugh Chapman

Boy

• Bernard VorhausDirector
• F. Hugh HerbertScreenplay
• Joseph Moncure MarchScreenplay
• Samuel OrnitzScreenplay
• Sol C. SiegelProducer
• John AltonDirector of Photography
• Victor YoungOriginal Music Composer
• William MorganEditor

Release date

July 3, 1940

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 19m

Rated

NR

Genres

Drama, Romance, Western

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