Three Faces West
What barrier mars the path of their destiny...the fulfillment of their right to happiness?
1940 | 79m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Bernard Vorhaus |
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| Writer: | F. Hugh Herbert, Joseph Moncure March, Samuel Ornitz |
| Staring: |
| 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: | Jul 03, 1940 |
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| Director: | Bernard Vorhaus |
| Writer: | F. Hugh Herbert, Joseph Moncure March, Samuel Ornitz |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance, Western |
| Keywords | oregon, usa, surgeon, dust bowl |
| Production Companies | Republic Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| F. Hugh Herbert | Screenplay |
| Joseph Moncure March | Screenplay |
| Samuel Ornitz | Screenplay |
| William Morgan | Editor |
| John Victor Mackay | Art Direction |
| Kenneth Holmes | Assistant Director |
| Bernard Vorhaus | Director |
| John Alton | Director of Photography |
| Victor Young | Original Music Composer |
| Yakima Canutt | Stunt Coordinator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sol C. Siegel | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
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