Three Faces East (1930): Cast & Plot
Three Faces East is a 1930 drama directed by Roy Del Ruth, starring Erich von Stroheim as Valdar / Schiller Blecher, Anthony Bushell and William Holden. It runs 1 hour 11 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 11m (71 min)
- Director
- Roy Del Ruth
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Three Faces East About?
The premise of Three Faces East without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
During World War I, a female agent tries to unmask a German spy.
Three Faces East Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- spy thriller
- secret agent
- based on play by same name
- english soldier
- muslim prayer
- secret plan
- english
- drama espionage
- based on broadway play
- sexual attraction
- belgian soldier
- sound remake of silent film
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- german army
- pipe
- unrequited love
- hidden entrance
- allied forces
- diplomatic pouch
- aristocratic family
- war nurse
- seductive girl
- army general
- death of brother
- war espionage
- german submarine
- german spy
- shoe heel
- family estate
- double identity
- homefront war effort
- war injury
- naval admiral
- sneaky butler
- army colonel
- double agent
- cellar
- female spy
- spy vs spy
- spy
- army captain
- killed in war
- german
- spy as protagonist
- father son relationship
- impersonation
- wall safe
- english woman
- war drama
- war medal
- telegraph machine
Three Faces East Cast & Characters
Erich von Stroheim leads the cast as Valdar / Schiller Blecher, with Anthony Bushell as Capt. Arthur Chamberlain and William Holden as Sir Winston Chamberlain. Directed by Roy Del Ruth; 10 actors are credited in all.
- Director Roy Del Ruth
- Erich von Stroheim as Valdar / Schiller Blecher
- Anthony Bushell as Capt. Arthur Chamberlain
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William Holden as Sir Winston Chamberlain - Constance Bennett as Frances Hawtree / Z-1
Also Starring in Three Faces East
· 6 more- Charlotte Walker Lady Catherine Chamberlain
- William Courtenay Mr. Yates
- Ullrich Haupt Colonel
- Crauford Kent General Hewlett
- Wilhelm von Brincken Capt. Kugler
- Paul Panzer 'Kirsch' the Decoy
More from Roy Del Ruth
More films directed by Roy Del Ruth, best-rated first: It Happened on Fifth Avenue, On Moonlight Bay, Why Must I Die and The Alligator People.
Three Faces East Plot Summary
What happens in Three Faces East from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 11 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
During World War I, a soldier named Valdar [Erich von Stroheim] earns a medal for bravery from the King of Belgium, a nod that he uses to advance his position back at home as Chamberlain’s head butler. Nearby, behind German lines, a captured British nurse is revealed to be a German spy. She is given an assignment to infiltrate the household of Sir Winston Chamberlain [William Holden], the British First Lord of the Admiralty, and to steal secrets for her German handler, the master spy Blecher [Erich von Stroheim]. The mission is anchored by a covert addition—the code term three faces east—which Hawtree uses to guide her actions and interpret the shifting loyalties around her.
Full summary
The whole story of Three Faces East, scene by scene
Three Faces East Also Known As
Also known as “Trzy twarze Wschodu”.
- Also known as
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- Trzy twarze Wschodu
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Three Faces East FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Three Faces East, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Three Faces East?
Three Faces East runs 1 hour 11 minutes (71 minutes).
When was Three Faces East released?
Three Faces East was released on July 18, 1930.
Who directed Three Faces East?
Three Faces East was directed by Roy Del Ruth.
More films by Roy Del Ruth Who is in the cast of Three Faces East?
Three Faces East stars Erich von Stroheim as Valdar / Schiller Blecher, Anthony Bushell as Capt. Arthur Chamberlain and William Holden as Sir Winston Chamberlain, among 10 credited actors.
Does Three Faces East have a post-credit scene?
No. Three Faces East has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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