Three Faces West
Three Faces West

Three Faces West

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1940
1h 19m
5.4(16 votes)
Drama
Romance
Western

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.

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Cast & Crew

40 members
Acting

John Wayne

John Phillips

John Wayne
Acting

Sigrid Gurie

Leni 'Lenchen' Braun

Sigrid Gurie
Acting

Charles Coburn

Dr. Karl Braun

Charles Coburn
Acting

Spencer Charters

Dr. 'Nunk' Atterbury

Spencer Charters
Acting

Helen MacKellar

Mrs. Welles

Helen MacKellar
Acting

Roland Varno

Dr. Eric Von Scherer

Roland Varno
Acting

Sonny Bupp

Billy Welles

Sonny Bupp
Acting

Wade Boteler

Mr. Harris, Department of Agriculture Official

Wade Boteler
Acting

Trevor Bardette

Clem Higgins

Trevor Bardette
Acting

Russell Simpson

Minister

Russell Simpson
Acting

Charles Waldron

Dr. William Thorpe

Charles Waldron
Acting

Wendell Niles

Man-on-the-Street Radio Announcer

Wendell Niles
Acting

Frank Brownlee

Bill--Farmer

Frank Brownlee
Acting

Bob Burns

Farmer

Bob Burns
Acting

Horace B. Carpenter

White-Haired Farmer in Oregon

Horace B. Carpenter
Acting

Hugh Chapman

Boy

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Jim Corey

Churchgoer

Jim Corey
Acting

Calvin Ellison

Boy

No Image
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Douglas Evans

'We the People' Radio MC

Douglas Evans
Acting

Mary Field

Mrs. Stebbins

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Francis Ford

Farmer Bill, with Higgins

Francis Ford
Acting

Byron Foulger

Joe Stebbins

Byron Foulger
Acting

Stuart Holmes

Extra Farmer at Meeting

Stuart Holmes
Acting

Si Jenks

Train Conductor

Si Jenks
Acting

Darwood Kaye

Boy Patient Sitting in Chair

Darwood Kaye
Acting

Gretchen Kisker

Girl

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Lola Milliorn

Girl

No Image
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Arthur Millett

Farmer

No Image
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Jack Montgomery

Joe--Farmer

No Image
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Bill Nestell

Farmer

Bill Nestell
Acting

Manuel París

Refugee Doctor

Manuel París
Acting

Hank Patterson

Pool Player

Hank Patterson
Acting

Rose Plumer

White Haired Farmer's Wife

No Image
Acting

Victor Potel

Postman

Victor Potel
Acting

Dewey Robinson

Bartender

Dewey Robinson
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John Sheehan

Man Asking When Wedding Will Be

John Sheehan
Acting

Ted Stanhope

Farmer

Ted Stanhope
Acting

Frederick Vogeding

Herr Schmidt, Eric's Assistant

Frederick Vogeding
Acting

Bill Wolfe

Farmer Driving to Oregon

No Image
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Wolfgang Zilzer

Dr. Rudolf Preussner

Wolfgang Zilzer

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