Sister Kenny

Drama

6.5

Release Date

October 10, 1946

Duration

116 min

Status

Released

Language

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.

Casts

Elizabeth Kenny

Rosalind Russell

Dr. McDonnell

Alexander Knox

Kevin Connors

Dean Jagger

Dr. Brack

Philip Merivale

Mary Kenny

Beulah Bondi

Michael Kenny

Charles Dingle

Medical Director

John Litel

Dorrie

Doreen McCann

Mrs. McIntyre

Fay Helm

Mr. McIntyre

Charles Kemper

Agnes

Dorothy Peterson

Woman (uncredited)

Jane Allen

Doctor (uncredited)

Gertrude Astor

Mr. Ferguson (uncredited)

Walter Baldwin

Doctor (uncredited)

Richard Bartell

Doctor (uncredited)

George Barton

Nurse (uncredited)

Mary Bayless

Ticket Taker (uncredited)

Joseph E. Bernard

Waitress (uncredited)

Bonnie Blair

San Francisco Reporter (uncredited)

Lee Bonnell

Frenchman (uncredited)

Egon Brecher

Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)

Virginia Brissac

Parent at Clinic (uncredited)

Bobby Burns

Doctor (uncredited)

Al Choals

Woman (uncredited)

Sally Cleaves

Doctor (uncredited)

Connie Conrad

Doctor (uncredited)

Edith Conrad

Hospital Scrub Woman (uncredited)

Ellen Corby

Woman (uncredited)

Jeanne Criswell

Singing Child with Polio (uncredited)

Sheryl Deauville

Farmer (uncredited)

Earl Dobbins

Girl (uncredited)

Gloria Donovan

Reporter (uncredited)

Charles Dorety

Brisbane Policeman (uncredited)

Ralph Dunn

Girl (uncredited)

Melinda Erickson

Nurse (uncredited)

Betty Fairfax

Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

Girl (uncredited)

Monica Folts

Patrick O'Shea (uncredited)

Francis Ford

Reporter at Dock (uncredited)

Jack Gargan

Doctor (uncredited)

Wilda George

Nurse (uncredited)

Betty Gillette

Mrs. Gordon (uncredited)

Mary Gordon

Boy (uncredited)

Vincent Graeff

Carolyn (uncredited)

Karolyn Grimes

Cabby (uncredited)

Bobby Hale

Airport Attendant (uncredited)

Charlie Hall

Mr. Smith (uncredited)

Charles Halton

Doctor (uncredited)

Carl Hanson

Dr. Shadrack (uncredited)

Lumsden Hare

Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)

Sam Harris

Doctor at Medical Symposium (uncredited)

Eddie Hart

Doctor (uncredited)

Alf Haugan

Girl (uncredited)

Mame Henderson

Doctor (uncredited)

Len Hendry

Mrs. McDonnell (uncredited)

Gloria Holden

Doctor (uncredited)

Beulah Hubbard

Doctor (uncredited)

David Hughes

Mr. Todd (Landlord) (uncredited)

Brandon Hurst

Farmer (uncredited)

Lloyd Ingraham

Doctor (uncredited)

Warren Jackson

Reporter (uncredited)

Eddie Kane

Reporter (uncredited)

Edward Keane

Doctor (uncredited)

Tom Kingston

Nurse (uncredited)

Connie Lamont

Nurse (uncredited)

Bertha Ledbetter

Alan the Farm Hand (uncredited)

Alan Lee

Mother (uncredited)

Ruth Lee

Nurse (uncredited)

Nan Leslie

Doctor (uncredited)

David Levitt

Boy (uncredited)

Orley Lindgren

Matron (uncredited)

Doris Lloyd

Woman (uncredited)

Leota Lorraine

Photographer (uncredited)

Sam Lufkin

Woman (uncredited)

Irene Mack

Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)

Thomas Martin

Girl (uncredited)

Janet Sue Marx

Doctor (uncredited)

Eric Mayne

Doctor (uncredited)

Larry McGrath

Boy (uncredited)

Harry McKim

Doctor at Medical Symposium (uncredited)

Frank McLure

Woman (uncredited)

Ruth Miles

Waitress (uncredited)

Daphne Moore

Doctor (uncredited)

John Moss

Girl (uncredited)

Diane Nance

Nurse (uncredited)

Myra Nelson

Gordy (uncredited)

Georgie Nokes

Boy (uncredited)

B.G. Norman

Girl (uncredited)

Noralee Norman

Doctor (uncredited)

Bob O'Connor

Nurse (uncredited)

Anne O'Neal

Dr. Gideon's Secretary (uncredited)

Vivien Oakland

Orderly (uncredited)

Charles Pawley

Man (uncredited)

Bob Pepper

Saleslady (uncredited)

Hilda Plowright

Man at Barn Dance (uncredited)

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Photographer (uncredited)

Allan Ray

Dr. Chuter (uncredited)

Frank Reicher

Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)

Waclaw Rekwart

Elizabeth's Dance Partner (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre

Newsboy (uncredited)

Eli Schmudkler

Reporter (uncredited)

Dick Scott

Man at Barn Dance (uncredited)

Allen D. Sewall

Woman at Barn Dance (uncredited)

Lucile Sewall

Woman (uncredited)

Barbara Smith

Doctor (uncredited)

Warren Smith

Dr. Gideon (uncredited)

Paul Stanton

Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)

Larry Steers

Man (uncredited)

Robert Strong

Man (uncredited)

Tex Swan

Intern (uncredited)

Bob Templeton

Angus Frazier (uncredited)

David Thursby

New York Reporter (uncredited)

Regis Toomey

Doctor (uncredited)

Ray Toone

Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey

Mother of Boy (uncredited)

Clare Verdera

Man (uncredited)

John P. Wade

Farmer's Wife (uncredited)

Nellie Walker

Doctor at Minneapolis Lecture (uncredited)

Ray Walker

Nurse (uncredited)

Elena Warren