Sister Kenny

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.

Drama

Rosalind Russell

(Elizabeth Kenny)

Alexander Knox

(Dr. McDonnell)

Dean Jagger

(Kevin Connors)

Philip Merivale

(Dr. Brack)

Beulah Bondi

(Mary Kenny)

Charles Dingle

(Michael Kenny)

John Litel

(Medical Director)

Doreen McCann

(Dorrie)

Fay Helm

(Mrs. McIntyre)

Charles Kemper

(Mr. McIntyre)

Dorothy Peterson

(Agnes)

Jane Allen

(Woman (uncredited))

Gertrude Astor

(Doctor (uncredited))

Walter Baldwin

(Mr. Ferguson (uncredited))

Richard Bartell

(Doctor (uncredited))

George Barton

(Doctor (uncredited))

Mary Bayless

(Nurse (uncredited))

Joseph E. Bernard

(Ticket Taker (uncredited))

Bonnie Blair

(Waitress (uncredited))

Lee Bonnell

(San Francisco Reporter (uncredited))

Egon Brecher

(Frenchman (uncredited))

Virginia Brissac

(Mrs. Johnson (uncredited))

Bobby Burns

(Parent at Clinic (uncredited))

Al Choals

(Doctor (uncredited))

Sally Cleaves

(Woman (uncredited))

Connie Conrad

(Doctor (uncredited))

Edith Conrad

(Doctor (uncredited))

Ellen Corby

(Hospital Scrub Woman (uncredited))

Jeanne Criswell

(Woman (uncredited))

Sheryl Deauville

(Singing Child with Polio (uncredited))

Earl Dobbins

(Farmer (uncredited))

Gloria Donovan

(Girl (uncredited))

Charles Dorety

(Reporter (uncredited))

Ralph Dunn

(Brisbane Policeman (uncredited))

Melinda Erickson

(Girl (uncredited))

Betty Fairfax

(Nurse (uncredited))

Franklyn Farnum

(Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited))

Monica Folts

(Girl (uncredited))

Francis Ford

(Patrick O'Shea (uncredited))

Jack Gargan

(Reporter at Dock (uncredited))

Wilda George

(Doctor (uncredited))

Betty Gillette

(Nurse (uncredited))

Mary Gordon

(Mrs. Gordon (uncredited))

Vincent Graeff

(Boy (uncredited))

Karolyn Grimes

(Carolyn (uncredited))

Bobby Hale

(Cabby (uncredited))

Charlie Hall

(Airport Attendant (uncredited))

Charles Halton

(Mr. Smith (uncredited))

Carl Hanson

(Doctor (uncredited))

Lumsden Hare

(Dr. Shadrack (uncredited))

Sam Harris

(Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited))

Eddie Hart

(Doctor at Medical Symposium (uncredited))

Alf Haugan

(Doctor (uncredited))

Mame Henderson

(Girl (uncredited))

Len Hendry

(Doctor (uncredited))

Gloria Holden

(Mrs. McDonnell (uncredited))

Beulah Hubbard

(Doctor (uncredited))

David Hughes

(Doctor (uncredited))

Brandon Hurst

(Mr. Todd (Landlord) (uncredited))

Lloyd Ingraham

(Farmer (uncredited))

Warren Jackson

(Doctor (uncredited))

Eddie Kane

(Reporter (uncredited))

Edward Keane

(Reporter (uncredited))

Tom Kingston

(Doctor (uncredited))

Connie Lamont

(Nurse (uncredited))

Bertha Ledbetter

(Nurse (uncredited))

Alan Lee

(Alan the Farm Hand (uncredited))

Ruth Lee

(Mother (uncredited))

Nan Leslie

(Nurse (uncredited))

David Levitt

(Doctor (uncredited))

Orley Lindgren

(Boy (uncredited))

Doris Lloyd

(Matron (uncredited))

Leota Lorraine

(Woman (uncredited))

Sam Lufkin

(Photographer (uncredited))

Irene Mack

(Woman (uncredited))

Thomas Martin

(Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited))

Janet Sue Marx

(Girl (uncredited))

Eric Mayne

(Doctor (uncredited))

Larry McGrath

(Doctor (uncredited))

Harry McKim

(Boy (uncredited))

Frank McLure

(Doctor at Medical Symposium (uncredited))

Ruth Miles

(Woman (uncredited))

Daphne Moore

(Waitress (uncredited))

John Moss

(Doctor (uncredited))

Diane Nance

(Girl (uncredited))

Myra Nelson

(Nurse (uncredited))

Georgie Nokes

(Gordy (uncredited))

B.G. Norman

(Boy (uncredited))

Noralee Norman

(Girl (uncredited))

Bob O'Connor

(Doctor (uncredited))

Anne O'Neal

(Nurse (uncredited))

Vivien Oakland

(Dr. Gideon's Secretary (uncredited))

Charles Pawley

(Orderly (uncredited))

Bob Pepper

(Man (uncredited))

Hilda Plowright

(Saleslady (uncredited))

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

(Man at Barn Dance (uncredited))

Allan Ray

(Photographer (uncredited))

Frank Reicher

(Dr. Chuter (uncredited))

Waclaw Rekwart

(Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited))

Jeffrey Sayre

(Elizabeth's Dance Partner (uncredited))

Eli Schmudkler

(Newsboy (uncredited))

Dick Scott

(Reporter (uncredited))

Allen D. Sewall

(Man at Barn Dance (uncredited))

Lucile Sewall

(Woman at Barn Dance (uncredited))

Barbara Smith

(Woman (uncredited))

Warren Smith

(Doctor (uncredited))

Paul Stanton

(Dr. Gideon (uncredited))

Larry Steers

(Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited))

Robert Strong

(Man (uncredited))

Tex Swan

(Man (uncredited))

Bob Templeton

(Intern (uncredited))

David Thursby

(Angus Frazier (uncredited))

Regis Toomey

(New York Reporter (uncredited))

Ray Toone

(Doctor (uncredited))

Arthur Tovey

(Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited))

Clare Verdera

(Mother of Boy (uncredited))

John P. Wade

(Man (uncredited))

Nellie Walker

(Farmer's Wife (uncredited))

Ray Walker

(Doctor at Minneapolis Lecture (uncredited))

Elena Warren

(Nurse (uncredited))