Movie

Three Faces West (1940)

• NR
• July 3, 1940
• 1h 19m

• Drama
• Romance
• Western

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

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.

Director

Bernard Vorhaus

Writers

Samuel Ornitz, Joseph Moncure March, F. Hugh Herbert

Starring

John Wayne, Sigrid Gurie, Charles Coburn