Sister Kenny

Sister Kenny

116 mins | Drama | Oct. 10, 1946

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

Sister Kenny

116 mins | Drama | Oct. 10, 1946

Sister Kenny
An Australian nurse discovers an effective new treatment for infantile paralysis, but experiences great difficulty in convincing doctors of the validity of her claims.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers RKO Radio Pictures
Original title Sister Kenny
Directors Dudley Nichols
Writers Mary McCarthy, Alexander Knox, Dudley Nichols

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

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)