The read
It runs a compact 1h 19m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
19 audience votes
Key crew
- Bernard VorhausDirector
- Samuel OrnitzScreenplay
- Joseph Moncure MarchScreenplay
- F. Hugh HerbertScreenplay
- Victor YoungOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- John WayneJohn Phillips
- Sigrid GurieLeni 'Lenchen' Braun
- Charles CoburnDr. Karl Braun
- Spencer ChartersDr. 'Nunk' Atterbury
- Helen MacKellarMrs. Welles
- Roland VarnoDr. Eric Von Scherer
- Sonny BuppBilly Welles
- Wade BotelerMr. Harris, Department of Agriculture Official
- Trevor BardetteClem Higgins
- Russell SimpsonMinister
- Charles WaldronDr. William Thorpe
- Wendell NilesMan-on-the-Street Radio Announcer
Stills
Themes
surgeonoregon, usadust bowl