Sister Kenny

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

Oct 10 1946 Approved 1h 56m
Biography, Drama

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

Plot

Elizabeth Kenny, as a young nurse out in the Australian bush discovers an effective treatment for polio, but can't get official recognition or sanction for her techniques and theories. For more than three decades (while she tells her fiancée she can't marry him, and repeatedly confronts the pigheaded orthopedic specialist Dr. Brack), she is prevented from treating acute cases and is ridiculed, while she seeks formal recognition for the efficacy of her treatment.

Written by

Dudley Nichols, Alexander Knox, Mary Eunice McCarthy

Directed by

Dudley Nichols

Cast

Rosalind Russell, Alexander Knox, Dean Jagger

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 2 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
1,349
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
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