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Sister Kenny
A woman made for love... but whose service to humanity became her destiny!
Genres
Drama
Overview
An Australian nurse discovers an effective new treatment for infantile paralysis, but experiences great difficulty in convincing doctors of the validity of her claims.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
116 min
Release Date
1946-10-10
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
15
Vote Average
6.5
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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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