Three Russian Girls
1943 · Movie · 81 min. · United States
Another of a wartime cycle of Hollywood films lauding the praises of America's Soviet allies, Three Russian Girls is a remake of Russia's The Girl From Stalingrad. Set just after the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, the film stars Anna Sten as Natasha, a Red Cross volunteer who is dispatched to a field hospital located in an old pre-revolution mansion. American test pilot John Hill (Kent Smith), who'd been in Russia on a goodwill mission, is wounded in battle and brought to the hospital. As he slowly recovers from his wounds, Hill falls in love with Natasha. A last-act crisis develops when the hospital personnel are forced to move immediately to Leningrad as the Nazis advance. Most of the "counter attack" scenes that follow were obviously lifted from the original Girl from Stalingrad. For the record, the other two "Russian girls" are played by Mimi Forsaythe and Cathy Frye.
Direction Henry S. Kesler · Fyodor Otsep
Cast Anna Sten · Kent Smith · Mimi Forsythe · Alexander Granach · Kathy Frye · Paul Guilfoyle · Kane Richmond · Manart Kippen · Jack Gardner · Marcia Lenack · Mary Herriot · Anna Marie Stewart · Dorothy Gray
Soundtrack W. Franke Harling
Screenplay Maurice Clark · Dan James · Albrecht Joseph · Aben Kandel · Victor Trivas
Cinematography John J. Mescall
Original title Three Russian Girls
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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