“With John Wayne an overnight star thanks to Stagecoach the year before, Republic was about to reap a bonanza with him safely, and economically, under contract.... Three Faces West shows signs of having been assembled rather hastily, partly to exploit Wayne and partly to cash in on the publicity accruing to John Ford's The Grapes of Wrath.... However, Republic goes Steinbeck one better, their social crusade not only calling attention to the plight of the Dust Bowl farmers but also other problems arising directly out of the war.... (The story has a cowboy and a European refugee among a group of travelers heading West through the Dust Bowl area.) For Republic, however, it was a courageous and intelligent little enterprise.... Wayne is good and his role is an interesting one, already showing elements of the complex yet forthright screen image that was slowly evolving. John Alton, that film noir cinematographer par excellence, has space and dust to deal with this time rather than sleazy underworld dens and wet streets, but his photography is fine as always, while Victor Young's score is another plus factor. A virtually unshown film because it doesn't provide the dynamic Wayne image that is now expected, it is still a solid and pleasing little film.” William K. Everson