Three Faces East (1930) On DVD

Actor:           Constance Bennett, Eric Von Stroheim, Anthony Bushell, William Holden, William Courtenay
Director:      Roy Del Ruth
Genre:          Drama
Year:            1930
Studio:         Warner Archive Collection
Length:        71
Released:    July 23, 2013
Rating:          Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format:         DVD
Misc:             Black & White
Language:   English
Subtitles:     N/A

DESCRIPTION:

During World War I, the fate of nations were decided not on the battlefield but at the imposing estate of Sir Winston Chamberlain, the First Sea Lord of the British Admiralty. There, covert agents may or may not be allied - the film carefully doesn't reveal its hand until late - in deceit and disguise, moves and countermoves that center on a scheme to torpedo American transport ships. Eric Von Stroheim, who was both a famed dictator of silent films and a powerful on-screen presence (he played the enigmatic Max in Billy Wiler's Sunset Boulevard), "does splendid work" (Mordaunt Hall, The New York Times) as Sir Winston's butler, a decorated Belgian war hero. And lovely Constance Bennett (Topper) portrays a young lady who gains entry to Sir Winston's home with a tragic story, a hidden gun and the code words "three faces east." Roy Del Ruth (1931's The Maltese Falcon, Kid Millions) directs.