Sister Kenny

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Sister Kenny

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

1946

1h 56m

6.5(15 votes)

Drama

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.

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120 members

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Rosalind Russell

Elizabeth Kenny

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Alexander Knox

Dr. McDonnell

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Dean Jagger

Kevin Connors

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Philip Merivale

Dr. Brack

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Beulah Bondi

Mary Kenny

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Charles Dingle

Michael Kenny

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John Litel

Medical Director

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Doreen McCann

Dorrie

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Fay Helm

Mrs. McIntyre

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Charles Kemper

Mr. McIntyre

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Dorothy Peterson

Agnes

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Jane Allen

Woman (uncredited)

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Gertrude Astor

Doctor (uncredited)

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Walter Baldwin

Mr. Ferguson (uncredited)

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Richard Bartell

Doctor (uncredited)

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George Barton

Doctor (uncredited)

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Mary Bayless

Nurse (uncredited)

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Joseph E. Bernard

Ticket Taker (uncredited)

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Bonnie Blair

Waitress (uncredited)

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Lee Bonnell

San Francisco Reporter (uncredited)

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Egon Brecher

Frenchman (uncredited)

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Virginia Brissac

Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)

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Bobby Burns

Parent at Clinic (uncredited)

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Al Choals

Doctor (uncredited)

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Sally Cleaves

Woman (uncredited)

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Connie Conrad

Doctor (uncredited)

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Edith Conrad

Doctor (uncredited)

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Ellen Corby

Hospital Scrub Woman (uncredited)

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Jeanne Criswell

Woman (uncredited)

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Sheryl Deauville

Singing Child with Polio (uncredited)

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Earl Dobbins

Farmer (uncredited)

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Gloria Donovan

Girl (uncredited)

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Charles Dorety

Reporter (uncredited)

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Ralph Dunn

Brisbane Policeman (uncredited)

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Melinda Erickson

Girl (uncredited)

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Betty Fairfax

Nurse (uncredited)

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Franklyn Farnum

Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)

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Monica Folts

Girl (uncredited)

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Francis Ford

Patrick O'Shea (uncredited)

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Jack Gargan

Reporter at Dock (uncredited)

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Wilda George

Doctor (uncredited)

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Betty Gillette

Nurse (uncredited)

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Mary Gordon

Mrs. Gordon (uncredited)

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Vincent Graeff

Boy (uncredited)

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Karolyn Grimes

Carolyn (uncredited)

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Bobby Hale

Cabby (uncredited)

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Charlie Hall

Airport Attendant (uncredited)

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Charles Halton

Mr. Smith (uncredited)

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Carl Hanson

Doctor (uncredited)

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Lumsden Hare

Dr. Shadrack (uncredited)

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Sam Harris

Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)

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Eddie Hart

Doctor at Medical Symposium (uncredited)

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Alf Haugan

Doctor (uncredited)

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Mame Henderson

Girl (uncredited)

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Len Hendry

Doctor (uncredited)

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Gloria Holden

Mrs. McDonnell (uncredited)

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Beulah Hubbard

Doctor (uncredited)

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David Hughes

Doctor (uncredited)

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Brandon Hurst

Mr. Todd (Landlord) (uncredited)

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Lloyd Ingraham

Farmer (uncredited)

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Warren Jackson

Doctor (uncredited)

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Eddie Kane

Reporter (uncredited)

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Edward Keane

Reporter (uncredited)

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Tom Kingston

Doctor (uncredited)

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Connie Lamont

Nurse (uncredited)

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Bertha Ledbetter

Nurse (uncredited)

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Alan Lee

Alan the Farm Hand (uncredited)

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Ruth Lee

Mother (uncredited)

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Nan Leslie

Nurse (uncredited)

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David Levitt

Doctor (uncredited)

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Orley Lindgren

Boy (uncredited)

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Doris Lloyd

Matron (uncredited)

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Leota Lorraine

Woman (uncredited)

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Sam Lufkin

Photographer (uncredited)

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Irene Mack

Woman (uncredited)

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Thomas Martin

Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)

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Janet Sue Marx

Girl (uncredited)

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Eric Mayne

Doctor (uncredited)

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Larry McGrath

Doctor (uncredited)

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Harry McKim

Boy (uncredited)

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Frank McLure

Doctor at Medical Symposium (uncredited)

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Ruth Miles

Woman (uncredited)

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Daphne Moore

Waitress (uncredited)

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John Moss

Doctor (uncredited)

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Diane Nance

Girl (uncredited)

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Myra Nelson

Nurse (uncredited)

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Georgie Nokes

Gordy (uncredited)

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B.G. Norman

Boy (uncredited)

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Noralee Norman

Girl (uncredited)

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Bob O'Connor

Doctor (uncredited)

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Anne O'Neal

Nurse (uncredited)

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Vivien Oakland

Dr. Gideon's Secretary (uncredited)

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Charles Pawley

Orderly (uncredited)

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Bob Pepper

Man (uncredited)

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Hilda Plowright

Saleslady (uncredited)

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Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Man at Barn Dance (uncredited)

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Allan Ray

Photographer (uncredited)

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Frank Reicher

Dr. Chuter (uncredited)

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Waclaw Rekwart

Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)

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Jeffrey Sayre

Elizabeth's Dance Partner (uncredited)

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Eli Schmudkler

Newsboy (uncredited)

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Dick Scott

Reporter (uncredited)

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Allen D. Sewall

Man at Barn Dance (uncredited)

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Lucile Sewall

Woman at Barn Dance (uncredited)

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Barbara Smith

Woman (uncredited)

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Warren Smith

Doctor (uncredited)

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Paul Stanton

Dr. Gideon (uncredited)

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Larry Steers

Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)

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Robert Strong

Man (uncredited)

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Tex Swan

Man (uncredited)

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Bob Templeton

Intern (uncredited)

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David Thursby

Angus Frazier (uncredited)

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Regis Toomey

New York Reporter (uncredited)

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Ray Toone

Doctor (uncredited)

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Arthur Tovey

Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)

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Clare Verdera

Mother of Boy (uncredited)

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John P. Wade

Man (uncredited)

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Nellie Walker

Farmer's Wife (uncredited)

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Ray Walker

Doctor at Minneapolis Lecture (uncredited)

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Elena Warren

Nurse (uncredited)

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