Sister Kenny
1946An Australian nurse discovers an effective new treatment for infantile paralysis, but experiences great difficulty in convincing doctors of the validity of her claims.
Acted in
Rosalind Russell
as Elizabeth Kenny
Alexander Knox
as Dr. McDonnell
Dean Jagger
as Kevin Connors
Philip Merivale
as Dr. Brack
Beulah Bondi
as Mary Kenny
Charles Dingle
as Michael Kenny
John Litel
as Medical Director
Doreen McCann
as Dorrie
Fay Helm
as Mrs. McIntyre
Charles Kemper
as Mr. McIntyre
Dorothy Peterson
as Agnes
Jane Allen
as Woman (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor
as Doctor (uncredited)
Walter Baldwin
as Mr. Ferguson (uncredited)
Richard Bartell
as Doctor (uncredited)
George Barton
as Doctor (uncredited)
Mary Bayless
as Nurse (uncredited)
Joseph E. Bernard
as Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Bonnie Blair
as Waitress (uncredited)
Lee Bonnell
as San Francisco Reporter (uncredited)
Egon Brecher
as Frenchman (uncredited)
Virginia Brissac
as Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
Bobby Burns
as Parent at Clinic (uncredited)
Al Choals
as Doctor (uncredited)
Sally Cleaves
as Woman (uncredited)
Connie Conrad
as Doctor (uncredited)
Edith Conrad
as Doctor (uncredited)
Ellen Corby
as Hospital Scrub Woman (uncredited)
Jeanne Criswell
as Woman (uncredited)
Sheryl Deauville
as Singing Child with Polio (uncredited)
Earl Dobbins
as Farmer (uncredited)
Gloria Donovan
as Girl (uncredited)
Charles Dorety
as Reporter (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn
as Brisbane Policeman (uncredited)
Melinda Erickson
as Girl (uncredited)
Betty Fairfax
as Nurse (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
as Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)
Monica Folts
as Girl (uncredited)
Francis Ford
as Patrick O'Shea (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
as Reporter at Dock (uncredited)
Wilda George
as Doctor (uncredited)
Betty Gillette
as Nurse (uncredited)
Mary Gordon
as Mrs. Gordon (uncredited)
Vincent Graeff
as Boy (uncredited)
Karolyn Grimes
as Carolyn (uncredited)
Bobby Hale
as Cabby (uncredited)
Charlie Hall
as Airport Attendant (uncredited)
Charles Halton
as Mr. Smith (uncredited)
Carl Hanson
as Doctor (uncredited)
Lumsden Hare
as Dr. Shadrack (uncredited)
Sam Harris
as Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)
Eddie Hart
as Doctor at Medical Symposium (uncredited)
Alf Haugan
as Doctor (uncredited)
Mame Henderson
as Girl (uncredited)
Len Hendry
as Doctor (uncredited)
Gloria Holden
as Mrs. McDonnell (uncredited)
Beulah Hubbard
as Doctor (uncredited)
David Hughes
as Doctor (uncredited)
Brandon Hurst
as Mr. Todd (Landlord) (uncredited)
Lloyd Ingraham
as Farmer (uncredited)
Warren Jackson
as Doctor (uncredited)
Eddie Kane
as Reporter (uncredited)
Edward Keane
as Reporter (uncredited)
Tom Kingston
as Doctor (uncredited)
Connie Lamont
as Nurse (uncredited)
Bertha Ledbetter
as Nurse (uncredited)
Alan Lee
as Alan the Farm Hand (uncredited)
Ruth Lee
as Mother (uncredited)
Nan Leslie
as Nurse (uncredited)
David Levitt
as Doctor (uncredited)
Orley Lindgren
as Boy (uncredited)
Doris Lloyd
as Matron (uncredited)
Leota Lorraine
as Woman (uncredited)
Sam Lufkin
as Photographer (uncredited)
Irene Mack
as Woman (uncredited)
Thomas Martin
as Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)
Janet Sue Marx
as Girl (uncredited)
Eric Mayne
as Doctor (uncredited)
Larry McGrath
as Doctor (uncredited)
Harry McKim
as Boy (uncredited)
Frank McLure
as Doctor at Medical Symposium (uncredited)
Ruth Miles
as Woman (uncredited)
Daphne Moore
as Waitress (uncredited)
John Moss
as Doctor (uncredited)
Diane Nance
as Girl (uncredited)
Myra Nelson
as Nurse (uncredited)
Georgie Nokes
as Gordy (uncredited)
B.G. Norman
as Boy (uncredited)
Noralee Norman
as Girl (uncredited)
Bob O'Connor
as Doctor (uncredited)
Anne O'Neal
as Nurse (uncredited)
Vivien Oakland
as Dr. Gideon's Secretary (uncredited)
Charles Pawley
as Orderly (uncredited)
Bob Pepper
as Man (uncredited)
Hilda Plowright
as Saleslady (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
as Man at Barn Dance (uncredited)
Allan Ray
as Photographer (uncredited)
Frank Reicher
as Dr. Chuter (uncredited)
Waclaw Rekwart
as Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
as Elizabeth's Dance Partner (uncredited)
Eli Schmudkler
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Dick Scott
as Reporter (uncredited)
Allen D. Sewall
as Man at Barn Dance (uncredited)
Lucile Sewall
as Woman at Barn Dance (uncredited)
Barbara Smith
as Woman (uncredited)
Warren Smith
as Doctor (uncredited)
Paul Stanton
as Dr. Gideon (uncredited)
Larry Steers
as Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)
Robert Strong
as Man (uncredited)
Tex Swan
as Man (uncredited)
Bob Templeton
as Intern (uncredited)
David Thursby
as Angus Frazier (uncredited)
Regis Toomey
as New York Reporter (uncredited)
Ray Toone
as Doctor (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
as Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)
Clare Verdera
as Mother of Boy (uncredited)
John P. Wade
as Man (uncredited)
Nellie Walker
as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
Ray Walker
as Doctor at Minneapolis Lecture (uncredited)
Elena Warren
as Nurse (uncredited)