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Sister Kenny

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

6.8

1946•1h 56m

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

Production

Production

Cast

Photo of Rosalind Russell

Rosalind Russell

Elizabeth Kenny

Photo of Alexander Knox

Alexander Knox

Dr. McDonnell

Photo of Dean Jagger

Dean Jagger

Kevin Connors

Photo of Philip Merivale

Philip Merivale

Dr. Brack

Photo of Beulah Bondi

Beulah Bondi

Mary Kenny

Photo of Charles Dingle

Charles Dingle

Michael Kenny

Photo of John Litel

John Litel

Medical Director

Photo of Fay Helm

Fay Helm

Mrs. McIntyre

Photo of Charles Kemper

Charles Kemper

Mr. McIntyre

Photo of Dorothy Peterson

Dorothy Peterson

Agnes

Photo of Gertrude Astor

Gertrude Astor

Doctor (uncredited)

Photo of Walter Baldwin

Walter Baldwin

Mr. Ferguson (uncredited)

Photo of Joseph E. Bernard

Joseph E. Bernard

Ticket Taker (uncredited)

Photo of Lee Bonnell

Lee Bonnell

San Francisco Reporter (uncredited)

Photo of Egon Brecher

Egon Brecher

Frenchman (uncredited)

Photo of Virginia Brissac

Virginia Brissac

Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)

Photo of Bobby Burns

Bobby Burns

Parent at Clinic (uncredited)

Photo of Ellen Corby

Ellen Corby

Hospital Scrub Woman (uncredited)

Photo of Sheryl Deauville

Sheryl Deauville

Singing Child with Polio (uncredited)

Photo of Charles Dorety

Charles Dorety

Reporter (uncredited)

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