Sister Kenny
Drama
A woman made for love... but whose service to humanity became her destiny!
An Australian nurse discovers an effective new treatment for infantile paralysis, but experiences great difficulty in convincing doctors of the validity of her claims.
1946-10-10
en
Cast
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
Fay Helm as Mrs. McIntyre
Charles Kemper as Mr. McIntyre
Dorothy Peterson as Agnes
Gertrude Astor as Doctor (uncredited)
Walter Baldwin as Mr. Ferguson (uncredited)
Joseph E. Bernard as Ticket Taker (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)
Ellen Corby as Hospital Scrub Woman (uncredited)
Sheryl Deauville as Singing Child with Polio (uncredited)
Charles Dorety as Reporter (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn as Brisbane Policeman (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum as Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)
Francis Ford as Patrick O'Shea (uncredited)
Jack Gargan as Reporter at Dock (uncredited)
Mary Gordon as Mrs. Gordon (uncredited)
Karolyn Grimes as Carolyn (uncredited)
Charlie Hall as Airport Attendant (uncredited)
Charles Halton as Mr. Smith (uncredited)
Lumsden Hare as Dr. Shadrack (uncredited)
Gloria Holden as Mrs. McDonnell (uncredited)
Brandon Hurst as Mr. Todd (Landlord) (uncredited)
Lloyd Ingraham as Farmer (uncredited)
Eddie Kane as Reporter (uncredited)
Edward Keane as Reporter (uncredited)
Ruth Lee as Mother (uncredited)
Nan Leslie as Nurse (uncredited)
Orley Lindgren as Boy (uncredited)
Doris Lloyd as Matron (uncredited)
Leota Lorraine as Woman (uncredited)
Sam Lufkin as Photographer (uncredited)
Eric Mayne as Doctor (uncredited)
Frank McLure as Doctor at Medical Symposium (uncredited)
B.G. Norman as Boy (uncredited)
Vivien Oakland as Dr. Gideon's Secretary (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard as Man at Barn Dance (uncredited)
Frank Reicher as Dr. Chuter (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre as Elizabeth's Dance Partner (uncredited)
Paul Stanton as Dr. Gideon (uncredited)
Larry Steers as Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)
Regis Toomey as New York Reporter (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey as Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)
Ray Walker as Doctor at Minneapolis Lecture (uncredited)