THREE FACES WEST

aka The Refugee

DIRECTED BY BERNARD VORHAUS
PROCUCED BY SOL C. SIEGAL
MUSIC BY VICTOR YOUNG
REPUBLIC PICTURES

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INFORMATION FROM IMDb

Plot Summary
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 make a decision between the two men.
Summary written by Jim Beaver

Full Cast
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, a Farmer (uncredited)
Bob Burns .... Farmer (uncredited)
Horace B. Carpenter .... White-Haired Farmer in Oregon (uncredited)
Jim Corey .... Churchgoer (uncredited)
Douglas Evans .... We the People Radio MC (uncredited)
Mary Field .... Mrs. Stebbins (uncredited)
Francis Ford .... Farmer Bill, with Higgins (uncredited)
Byron Foulger .... Joe Stebbins, a Farmer (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes .... Extra Farmer at Meeting (uncredited)
Si Jenks .... Train Conductor (uncredited)
Darwood Kaye .... Boy Patient sitting in chair (uncredited)
Arthur Millett .... Farmer (uncredited)
Jack Montgomery .... Joe, a Farmer (uncredited)
Bill Nestell .... Farmer (uncredited)
Manuel París .... Refugee Doctor (uncredited)
Hank Patterson .... Pool Player (uncredited)
Rose Plumer .... White Haired Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
Victor Potel .... Postman (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson .... Bartender (uncredited)
John Sheehan .... Man Asking When Wedding Will Be (uncredited)
Ted Stanhope .... Farmer (uncredited)
Frederick Vogeding .... Herr Schmidt, Eric's Assistant (uncredited)
Bill Wolfe .... Farmer Driving to Oregon (uncredited)
Wolfgang Zilzer .... Dr. Rudolf Preussner (uncredited)

Writing Credits
F. Hugh Herbert (screenplay) &
Joseph Moncure March (screenplay) &
Samuel Ornitz (screenplay)
Doris Anderson (screenplay)

Produced
Sol C. Siegel .... associate producer

Original Music
Victor Young (musical score)

Cinematography
John Alton

Memorable Quote
Farmer: There ain't no college professor gonna teach me how to farm my land.
John Phillips: How much land you got left that hasn't blown away? Look, men, let's quit arguing and kidding ourselves. We're all in the same boat. And we're all gonna sink unless we stick together. Every one of us has been served with a "dispossess notice," not by Uncle Sam or a bank or some mortgage company, but by a little ol' gal we've been kicking in the teeth, Mother Nature.

Filming Location
Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California,

Hi,
I really like this film, and find it very interesting.
OK, it may not be a true factual story about the dust bowl,
but it sure, shows the how brutal it was.
Duke acted his part well, and looked credible, in his task.
It had a superior script, and included such distinguished actors,
as Charles Coburn, and Norwegian Sigrid Curie.
The chemistry bewteen Duke and Sigrid, was obvious,
mainly because, Sigrid was a sultry, aggressive woman,
whom Duke found irresisible.and the two enjoyed a brief flirtation.
The film suffered as a result of being released after,
The Grapes Of Wrath and was therefore classed,
a cheap imitation
Rating 6/10

We watched this fairly recently, and enjoyed it.

The depiction of the Dust Bowl conditions was quite graphic. It makes you realize how much suffering people went through at that time.

The character development of Leni was interesting to watch, from wanting to leave, to falling for John Wayne's character, to dealing with her feeling of obligation towards the man who had helped to escape from Nazi Germany, to her reaction to learning that he was a serious Nazi.

Of course I think the best thing that happened to these folks was that they moved to Oregon :D .

Chester :newyear:

We own this film on VHS.

Deep Discount DVD (http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/dvd.cfm?itemID=MGP258428) has one movie poster available, but not the DVD :o !.

Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0001US6DW/qid=1140163917/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-3581901-1689624?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=130) has it on DVD, and also used on VHS (the link is for the DVD).

Chester :newyear:

Hi all,
This movie is also included as a part of big UK JW Collection. I enjoyed it very much. Even if I don't belive in a possibility of such desertion of the whole city.
Regards,
Vera

The second poster is a 1948 re-issue.

I only now realised this was released just after Grapes of wrath. It is like a poor man's version of the same topics, but pretty good as such. Perhaps not exactly a history lesson, but the Austrians and the nazi character combined with dust bowl farmer story make it interesting

Super little movie which is well worth getting. John Wayne is particularly good. It is paced well with good support from Sigrid Gurie and Charles Coburn. I see Francis Ford is in there somewhere I must try and spot him next time round.

Play.com were doing a 2 film deal with Shepherd of The Hills at £3.99 so check it out.

Mike

I have this in my shopping cart on Amazon, and it will arrive with all the other John Wayne movies being released in May.

I have never seen this movie, and I take it that it IS available on DvD?

Deep Discount (http://www.deepdiscount.com/viewproduct.htm?productId=7259410) has it for a little over $10, a few dollars cheaper than Amazon.

Thank you Jim, im now looking forward to placing a new order with them and will all be John Wayne movies this time.

Best regards--C.

liked this one a lot, makes you feel for the farmers in the dustbowl

I watched this movie today , and thought it had a good storyline. I had never heard of, or watched Sigrid Gurie before in a movie, apparently she was known as " The Siren of the fjords !!?? " hmm ......

Good support from Charles Coburn , I last watched him and the Duke in Trouble Along The Way, obviously not watching the Duke's Filmography in chronological order !!! Thought the Duke had an interesting and compelling part, as the leader firstly trying to save the farmers and their lands and secondly the love story between himself and " Leni ", a good example of just what a fine actor he was.....

Sigrid Gurie, Charles Coburn et John Wayne


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Not Bad! Kinda enjoyed it!