Three Faces West (1940)
What barrier mars the path of their destiny...the fulfillment of their right to happiness?
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.
- Date of release
- 1940-07-03
- TMDB
- 5.7 / 10 (19)
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Western
- Director
- Bernard Vorhaus
Casting
- 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
Interesting facts
Three Faces West is a 1940 American drama film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring John Wayne, Sigrid Gurie and Charles Coburn.
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