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Sister Kenny

Genres
Drama
Rating
6.8
StatusReleased
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Release Date1946-10-10
Runtime116 mins

Overview

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

Cast & Crew

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Rosalind Russell

as Elizabeth Kenny

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Alexander Knox

as Dr. McDonnell

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Dean Jagger

as Kevin Connors

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Philip Merivale

as Dr. Brack

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Beulah Bondi

as Mary Kenny

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Charles Dingle

as Michael Kenny

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John Litel

as Medical Director

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Doreen McCann

as Dorrie

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Fay Helm

as Mrs. McIntyre

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Charles Kemper

as Mr. McIntyre

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Dorothy Peterson

as Agnes

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Jane Allen

as Woman (uncredited)

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Gertrude Astor

as Doctor (uncredited)

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Walter Baldwin

as Mr. Ferguson (uncredited)

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Richard Bartell

as Doctor (uncredited)

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George Barton

as Doctor (uncredited)

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Mary Bayless

as Nurse (uncredited)

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Joseph E. Bernard

as Ticket Taker (uncredited)

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Bonnie Blair

as Waitress (uncredited)

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Lee Bonnell

as San Francisco Reporter (uncredited)

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Egon Brecher

as Frenchman (uncredited)

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Virginia Brissac

as Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)

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Bobby Burns

as Parent at Clinic (uncredited)

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Al Choals

as Doctor (uncredited)

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Sally Cleaves

as Woman (uncredited)

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Connie Conrad

as Doctor (uncredited)

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Edith Conrad

as Doctor (uncredited)

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Ellen Corby

as Hospital Scrub Woman (uncredited)

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Jeanne Criswell

as Woman (uncredited)

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Sheryl Deauville

as Singing Child with Polio (uncredited)

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Earl Dobbins

as Farmer (uncredited)

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Gloria Donovan

as Girl (uncredited)

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Charles Dorety

as Reporter (uncredited)

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Ralph Dunn

as Brisbane Policeman (uncredited)

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Melinda Erickson

as Girl (uncredited)

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Betty Fairfax

as Nurse (uncredited)

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Franklyn Farnum

as Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)

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Monica Folts

as Girl (uncredited)

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Francis Ford

as Patrick O'Shea (uncredited)

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Jack Gargan

as Reporter at Dock (uncredited)

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Wilda George

as Doctor (uncredited)

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Betty Gillette

as Nurse (uncredited)

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Mary Gordon

as Mrs. Gordon (uncredited)

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Vincent Graeff

as Boy (uncredited)

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Karolyn Grimes

as Carolyn (uncredited)

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Bobby Hale

as Cabby (uncredited)

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Charlie Hall

as Airport Attendant (uncredited)

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Charles Halton

as Mr. Smith (uncredited)

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Carl Hanson

as Doctor (uncredited)

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Lumsden Hare

as Dr. Shadrack (uncredited)

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Sam Harris

as Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)

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Eddie Hart

as Doctor at Medical Symposium (uncredited)

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Alf Haugan

as Doctor (uncredited)

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Mame Henderson

as Girl (uncredited)

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Len Hendry

as Doctor (uncredited)

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Gloria Holden

as Mrs. McDonnell (uncredited)

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Beulah Hubbard

as Doctor (uncredited)

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David Hughes

as Doctor (uncredited)

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Brandon Hurst

as Mr. Todd (Landlord) (uncredited)

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Lloyd Ingraham

as Farmer (uncredited)

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Warren Jackson

as Doctor (uncredited)

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Eddie Kane

as Reporter (uncredited)

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Edward Keane

as Reporter (uncredited)

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Tom Kingston

as Doctor (uncredited)

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Connie Lamont

as Nurse (uncredited)

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Bertha Ledbetter

as Nurse (uncredited)

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Alan Lee

as Alan the Farm Hand (uncredited)

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Ruth Lee

as Mother (uncredited)

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Nan Leslie

as Nurse (uncredited)

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David Levitt

as Doctor (uncredited)

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Orley Lindgren

as Boy (uncredited)

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Doris Lloyd

as Matron (uncredited)

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Leota Lorraine

as Woman (uncredited)

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Sam Lufkin

as Photographer (uncredited)

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Irene Mack

as Woman (uncredited)

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Thomas Martin

as Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)

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Janet Sue Marx

as Girl (uncredited)

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Eric Mayne

as Doctor (uncredited)

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Larry McGrath

as Doctor (uncredited)

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Harry McKim

as Boy (uncredited)

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Frank McLure

as Doctor at Medical Symposium (uncredited)

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Ruth Miles

as Woman (uncredited)

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Daphne Moore

as Waitress (uncredited)

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John Moss

as Doctor (uncredited)

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Diane Nance

as Girl (uncredited)

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Myra Nelson

as Nurse (uncredited)

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Georgie Nokes

as Gordy (uncredited)

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B.G. Norman

as Boy (uncredited)

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Noralee Norman

as Girl (uncredited)

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Bob O'Connor

as Doctor (uncredited)

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Anne O'Neal

as Nurse (uncredited)

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Vivien Oakland

as Dr. Gideon's Secretary (uncredited)

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Charles Pawley

as Orderly (uncredited)

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Bob Pepper

as Man (uncredited)

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Hilda Plowright

as Saleslady (uncredited)

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Harry 'Snub' Pollard

as Man at Barn Dance (uncredited)

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Allan Ray

as Photographer (uncredited)

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Frank Reicher

as Dr. Chuter (uncredited)

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Waclaw Rekwart

as Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)

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Jeffrey Sayre

as Elizabeth's Dance Partner (uncredited)

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Eli Schmudkler

as Newsboy (uncredited)

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Dick Scott

as Reporter (uncredited)

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Allen D. Sewall

as Man at Barn Dance (uncredited)

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Lucile Sewall

as Woman at Barn Dance (uncredited)

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Barbara Smith

as Woman (uncredited)

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Warren Smith

as Doctor (uncredited)

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Paul Stanton

as Dr. Gideon (uncredited)

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Larry Steers

as Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)

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Robert Strong

as Man (uncredited)

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Tex Swan

as Man (uncredited)

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Bob Templeton

as Intern (uncredited)

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David Thursby

as Angus Frazier (uncredited)

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Regis Toomey

as New York Reporter (uncredited)

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Ray Toone

as Doctor (uncredited)

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Arthur Tovey

as Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)

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Clare Verdera

as Mother of Boy (uncredited)

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John P. Wade

as Man (uncredited)

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Nellie Walker

as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)

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Ray Walker

as Doctor at Minneapolis Lecture (uncredited)

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Elena Warren

as Nurse (uncredited)

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