Sister Kenny

Sister Kenny (1946)

A woman made for love... but whose service to humanity became her destiny!

An Australian nurse discovers an effective new treatment for infantile paralysis, but experiences great difficulty in convincing doctors of the validity of her claims.

star 6.5 7.2
  • Release Date: 1946-10-10
  • Runtime: 1h 56min
  • Director: Dudley Nichols

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  • Cast

    • Rosalind Russell

      Elizabeth Kenny

    • Alexander Knox

      Dr. McDonnell

    • Dean Jagger

      Kevin Connors

    • Philip Merivale

      Dr. Brack

    • Beulah Bondi

      Mary Kenny

    • Charles Dingle

      Michael Kenny

    • John Litel

      Medical Director

    • Doreen McCann

      Dorrie

    • Fay Helm

      Mrs. McIntyre

    • Charles Kemper

      Mr. McIntyre

    • Dorothy Peterson

      Agnes

    • Jane Allen

      Woman (uncredited)

    • Gertrude Astor

      Doctor (uncredited)

    • Walter Baldwin

      Mr. Ferguson (uncredited)

    • Richard Bartell

      Doctor (uncredited)

    • George Barton

      Doctor (uncredited)

    • Mary Bayless

      Nurse (uncredited)

    • Joseph E. Bernard

      Ticket Taker (uncredited)

    • Bonnie Blair

      Waitress (uncredited)

    • Lee Bonnell

      San Francisco Reporter (uncredited)

    • Egon Brecher

      Frenchman (uncredited)

    • Virginia Brissac

      Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)

    • Bobby Burns

      Parent at Clinic (uncredited)

    • Al Choals

      Doctor (uncredited)

    • Sally Cleaves

      Woman (uncredited)

    • Connie Conrad

      Doctor (uncredited)

    • Edith Conrad

      Doctor (uncredited)

    • Ellen Corby

      Hospital Scrub Woman (uncredited)

    • Jeanne Criswell

      Woman (uncredited)

    • Sheryl Deauville

      Singing Child with Polio (uncredited)

    • Earl Dobbins

      Farmer (uncredited)

    • Gloria Donovan

      Girl (uncredited)

    • Charles Dorety

      Reporter (uncredited)

    • Ralph Dunn

      Brisbane Policeman (uncredited)

    • Melinda Erickson

      Girl (uncredited)

    • Betty Fairfax

      Nurse (uncredited)

    • Franklyn Farnum

      Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)

    • Monica Folts

      Girl (uncredited)

    • Francis Ford

      Patrick O'Shea (uncredited)

    • Jack Gargan

      Reporter at Dock (uncredited)

    • Wilda George

      Doctor (uncredited)

    • Betty Gillette

      Nurse (uncredited)

    • Mary Gordon

      Mrs. Gordon (uncredited)

    • Vincent Graeff

      Boy (uncredited)

    • Karolyn Grimes

      Carolyn (uncredited)

    • Bobby Hale

      Cabby (uncredited)

    • Charlie Hall

      Airport Attendant (uncredited)

    • Charles Halton

      Mr. Smith (uncredited)

    • Carl Hanson

      Doctor (uncredited)

    • Lumsden Hare

      Dr. Shadrack (uncredited)

    • Sam Harris

      Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)

    • Eddie Hart

      Doctor at Medical Symposium (uncredited)

    • Alf Haugan

      Doctor (uncredited)

    • Mame Henderson

      Girl (uncredited)

    • Len Hendry

      Doctor (uncredited)

    • Gloria Holden

      Mrs. McDonnell (uncredited)

    • Beulah Hubbard

      Doctor (uncredited)

    • David Hughes

      Doctor (uncredited)

    • Brandon Hurst

      Mr. Todd (Landlord) (uncredited)

    • Lloyd Ingraham

      Farmer (uncredited)

    • Warren Jackson

      Doctor (uncredited)

    • Eddie Kane

      Reporter (uncredited)

    • Edward Keane

      Reporter (uncredited)

    • Tom Kingston

      Doctor (uncredited)

    • Connie Lamont

      Nurse (uncredited)

    • Bertha Ledbetter

      Nurse (uncredited)

    • Alan Lee

      Alan the Farm Hand (uncredited)

    • Ruth Lee

      Mother (uncredited)

    • Nan Leslie

      Nurse (uncredited)

    • David Levitt

      Doctor (uncredited)

    • Orley Lindgren

      Boy (uncredited)

    • Doris Lloyd

      Matron (uncredited)

    • Leota Lorraine

      Woman (uncredited)

    • Sam Lufkin

      Photographer (uncredited)

    • Irene Mack

      Woman (uncredited)

    • Thomas Martin

      Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)

    • Janet Sue Marx

      Girl (uncredited)

    • Eric Mayne

      Doctor (uncredited)

    • Larry McGrath

      Doctor (uncredited)

    • Harry McKim

      Boy (uncredited)

    • Frank McLure

      Doctor at Medical Symposium (uncredited)

    • Ruth Miles

      Woman (uncredited)

    • Daphne Moore

      Waitress (uncredited)

    • John Moss

      Doctor (uncredited)

    • Diane Nance

      Girl (uncredited)

    • Myra Nelson

      Nurse (uncredited)

    • Georgie Nokes

      Gordy (uncredited)

    • B.G. Norman

      Boy (uncredited)

    • Noralee Norman

      Girl (uncredited)

    • Bob O'Connor

      Doctor (uncredited)

    • Anne O'Neal

      Nurse (uncredited)

    • Vivien Oakland

      Dr. Gideon's Secretary (uncredited)

    • Charles Pawley

      Orderly (uncredited)

    • Bob Pepper

      Man (uncredited)

    • Hilda Plowright

      Saleslady (uncredited)

    • Harry 'Snub' Pollard

      Man at Barn Dance (uncredited)

    • Allan Ray

      Photographer (uncredited)

    • Frank Reicher

      Dr. Chuter (uncredited)

    • Waclaw Rekwart

      Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)

    • Jeffrey Sayre

      Elizabeth's Dance Partner (uncredited)

    • Eli Schmudkler

      Newsboy (uncredited)

    • Dick Scott

      Reporter (uncredited)

    • Allen D. Sewall

      Man at Barn Dance (uncredited)

    • Lucile Sewall

      Woman at Barn Dance (uncredited)

    • Barbara Smith

      Woman (uncredited)

    • Warren Smith

      Doctor (uncredited)

    • Paul Stanton

      Dr. Gideon (uncredited)

    • Larry Steers

      Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)

    • Robert Strong

      Man (uncredited)

    • Tex Swan

      Man (uncredited)

    • Bob Templeton

      Intern (uncredited)

    • David Thursby

      Angus Frazier (uncredited)

    • Regis Toomey

      New York Reporter (uncredited)

    • Ray Toone

      Doctor (uncredited)

    • Arthur Tovey

      Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)

    • Clare Verdera

      Mother of Boy (uncredited)

    • John P. Wade

      Man (uncredited)

    • Nellie Walker

      Farmer's Wife (uncredited)

    • Ray Walker

      Doctor at Minneapolis Lecture (uncredited)

    • Elena Warren

      Nurse (uncredited)

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