Three Faces West
What barrier mars the path of their destiny...the fulfillment of their right to happiness?
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
79 min
Release Date
1940-07-03
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
16
Vote Average
5.4
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
Jim Corey
Churchgoer
Calvin Ellison
Boy
Douglas Evans
'We the People' Radio MC
Mary Field
Mrs. Stebbins
Francis Ford
Farmer Bill, with Higgins
Byron Foulger
Joe Stebbins
Stuart Holmes
Extra Farmer at Meeting
Si Jenks
Train Conductor
Darwood Kaye
Boy Patient Sitting in Chair
Gretchen Kisker
Girl
Lola Milliorn
Girl
Arthur Millett
Farmer
Jack Montgomery
Joe--Farmer
Bill Nestell
Farmer
Manuel París
Refugee Doctor
Hank Patterson
Pool Player
Rose Plumer
White Haired Farmer's Wife
Victor Potel
Postman
Dewey Robinson
Bartender
John Sheehan
Man Asking When Wedding Will Be
Ted Stanhope
Farmer
Frederick Vogeding
Herr Schmidt, Eric's Assistant
Bill Wolfe
Farmer Driving to Oregon
Wolfgang Zilzer
Dr. Rudolf Preussner
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