John Wayne stars in this romantic drama packed with action, suspense and intrigue. He plays John Phillips, an upstanding American guiding an Austrian family to Oregon. The family, consisting of the eminent surgeon, Dr. Karl Braun (Charles Coburn), and his lovely daughter, Leni (Sigrid Gurie), are refugees fleeing from the Nazis in Austria and resettling in an American dust-bowl community. Leni is hopelessly in love with the romantic vision of Eric (Joseph Schildkraut), the soldier who helped her and her father escape from a Nazi concentration camp. John romances Leni and eventually as they plan to marry word is received that Eric is alive and well. Who will Leni choose - John or Eric? Three Faces West will keep you in suspense wondering what will happen until the last possible moment.