Sister Kenny
1946-10-10An Australian nurse discovers an effective new treatment for infantile paralysis, but experiences great difficulty in convincing doctors of the validity of her claims.

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

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