Three Faces West (1940)
What barrier mars the path of their destiny...the fulfillment of their right to happiness?
79 min
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.
- Release date
- July 3, 1940
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- John Wayne as John Phillips
- Sigrid Gurie as Leni 'Lenchen' Braun
- Charles Coburn as Dr. Karl Braun
- Spencer Charters as Dr. 'Nunk' Atterbury
- Helen MacKellar as Mrs. Welles
- Roland Varno as Dr. Eric Von Scherer
- Sonny Bupp as Billy Welles
- Wade Boteler as Mr. Harris - Department of Agriculture Official
- Trevor Bardette as Clem Higgins
- Russell Simpson as Minister
Crew
- Bernard Vorhaus · Director
- F. Hugh Herbert · Writer
- Joseph Moncure March · Writer
- Samuel Ornitz · Writer
- Victor Young · Composer
- John Alton · Cinematographer
- William Morgan · Editor
- Murray Seldeen · Editor