Sister Kenny

Sister Kenny

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

1946•1h 56m•6.8/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.8/10(18)

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

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Production

RKO Radio Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Rosalind Russell

Rosalind Russell

Elizabeth Kenny

Alexander Knox

Alexander Knox

Dr. McDonnell

Dean Jagger

Dean Jagger

Kevin Connors

Philip Merivale

Philip Merivale

Dr. Brack

Beulah Bondi

Beulah Bondi

Mary Kenny

Charles Dingle

Charles Dingle

Michael Kenny

John Litel

John Litel

Medical Director

Doreen McCann

Dorrie

Fay Helm

Fay Helm

Mrs. McIntyre

Charles Kemper

Charles Kemper

Mr. McIntyre

Dorothy Peterson

Dorothy Peterson

Agnes

Jane Allen

Woman (uncredited)

Gertrude Astor

Gertrude Astor

Doctor (uncredited)

Walter Baldwin

Walter Baldwin

Mr. Ferguson (uncredited)

Richard Bartell

Doctor (uncredited)

George Barton

Doctor (uncredited)

Mary Bayless

Nurse (uncredited)

Joseph E. Bernard

Joseph E. Bernard

Ticket Taker (uncredited)

Bonnie Blair

Waitress (uncredited)

Lee Bonnell

Lee Bonnell

San Francisco Reporter (uncredited)

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