Four Faces West( 1948)

TV-MAWestern

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The Strangest Desperado the West has Ever Known!

Overview

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?

Top Billed Cast

Joel McCrea
Ross McEwen
Frances Dee
Fay Hollister
Charles Bickford
Pat Garrett
Joseph Calleia
Monte Marquez
William Conrad
Sheriff Egan
Martín Garralaga
Florencio
Raymond Largay
Dr. Eldredge
John Parrish
Frenger
Dan White
Clint Waters
Davison Clark
Burnett
Houseley Stevenson
Anderson
George McDonald
Winston Boy
Eva Novak
Mrs. Winston
Sam Flint
Storekeeper
Forrest Taylor
Conductor No.2
William Haade
Poker Player
Gene Roth
Poker Player
Paul E. Burns
Conductor #1 (uncredited)
George Magrill
Jim - Saloon Waiter (uncredited)
Wheaton Chambers
Station Agent (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Baggage Clerk (uncredited)
Clem Fuller
Wagon Driver (uncredited)
Jack Stoney
Deputy (uncredited)
Paul Newlan
Deputy (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw
Deputy (uncredited)
Glenn Strange
Posse Deputy (uncredited)
Art Felix
Posse Member (uncredited)
George Sowards
Posse Member (uncredited)
Jack Tornek
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Rudy Bowman
Townsman (uncredited)

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A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on Thu Sep 25 2014

Ross McEwen - Valiant Gentleman. Four Faces West (AKA: They Passed This Way) is directed by Alfred E. Green and collectively adapted to screenplay by C. Graham Baker, Teddi Sherman, William Brent and Milarde Brent from the novel Paso por acqui written by Eugene Manlove Rhodes. It stars Joel McCrea, Francis Dee, Charles Bickford and Joseph Calleia. Music is by Paul Sawtell and cinematography by Russell Harlan. Ross McEwen (McCrea) robs the bank of Santa Maria but requests only $2,000 and issues an I.O.U. to the bank manager with the promise of paying back the money. The bank manager, aggri...