Three Faces West
1940, English. Directed by Bernard Vorhaus.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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Cast & crew
- Bernard VorhausDirector
- John WayneJohn Phillips
- Sigrid GurieLeni 'Lenchen' Braun
- Charles CoburnDr. Karl Braun
- Spencer ChartersDr. 'Nunk' Atterbury
- Helen MacKellarMrs. Welles
- Roland VarnoDr. Eric Von Scherer
- Sonny BuppBilly Welles
- Wade BotelerMr. Harris, Department of Agriculture Official
- Trevor BardetteClem Higgins
- Russell SimpsonMinister
- Charles WaldronDr. William Thorpe
- Wendell NilesMan-on-the-Street Radio Announcer
Details
- Released
- 3 July 1940
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Samuel Ornitz, Joseph Moncure March, F. Hugh Herbert
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Three Faces West runs 79 minutes (1h 19m).
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Who directed Three Faces West?
Three Faces West (1940) was directed by Bernard Vorhaus and stars John Wayne, Sigrid Gurie, Charles Coburn.