Four Faces West - In New Mexico, a cowpoke forces a banker at gunpoint to give him a loan without collateral, in exchange for an IOU but the marshal and his posse chase after him.
Four Faces West (1948) Director: Alfred E. Green Writers: C. Graham Baker (screenplay), Teddi Sherman (screenplay) Stars: Joel McCrea, Frances Dee, Charles Bickford Genre: Western Country: USA Language: English Filming Locations: California Studios - 5530 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Storyline: Cowboy Ross McEwen arrives in town. He asks the banker for a loan of $2000. When the banker asks about securing a loan that large, McEwen shows him his six-gun collateral. The banker hands over the money in exchange for an I.O.U., signed "Jefferson Davis". McEwen rides out of town and catches a train, but not before being bitten by a rattler. On the train, a nurse, Miss Hollister, tends to his wound. A posse searches the train, but McEwen manages to escape notice. However a mysterious Mexican has taken note of the cowboy, and that loudmouthed brat is still nosing around. Who will be the first to claim the reward for the robber's capture?
Reviews: "First rate story, production, and cast. Not a shot is fired is this wonderfully low-key story." Written by Wrangler on IMDb.com
"Joel McCrea and Francis Dee are exceptional people. They made this one of the best family westerns of all time. To bad there are not anymore actors or actresses like this anymore. We have hit a low in good clean acting, and good movie plots." Written by lazygmranch on IMDb.com
"Harold Rosson must have been an interesting character. He was briefly married to Jean Harlow, for one thing. He was a top cinematographer for many years for MGM (check him out in IMDb). On this very moderately budgeted film, his pictures are just beautiful all through. Contrary to one reviewer, I found his depictions of Frances Dee most expressive and elegant too. Was this a sort of busman's holiday for Rosson, getting out of the studio quite a bit? Was he helping out a friend, or what took him to this assignment?" Written by filmart-2 on IMDb.com
Also Known As (AKA) original title) Four Faces West Austria (dubbed version) Flucht nach Mexiko Belgium (French title) Le destin du fugitif Belgium (Flemish title) Het wluchtelings moodlot Brazil (reissue title) Procurado Vivo ou Morto Brazil Eles Passaram por Aqui Canada (English title) Four Faces West Denmark De red denne vej Finland He ratsastivat ohi France Le destin du fugitif Greece (transliterated title) O ekdikitis tou Neou Mexikou Italy Le quattro facce del West Poland Tędy przeszli Portugal A Face da Dívida Romania Patru feţe spre Vest Spain Cuatro caras del Oeste Sweden Död eller levande UK They Passed This Way USA (working title) They Passed This Way West Germany Flucht nach Nevada
