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Sister Kenny

Sister Kenny

Release: 1946-10-10 ·Runtime: 116m ·★ 6.8
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.

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Cast

Lumsden Hare Lumsden Hare as Dr. Shadrack (uncredited) Eddie Kane Eddie Kane as Reporter (uncredited) Sam Lufkin Sam Lufkin as Photographer (uncredited) John Litel John Litel as Medical Director Virginia Brissac Virginia Brissac as Mrs. Johnson (uncredited) Ellen Corby Ellen Corby as Hospital Scrub Woman (uncredited) Nan Leslie Nan Leslie as Nurse (uncredited) Paul Stanton Paul Stanton as Dr. Gideon (uncredited) Frank Reicher Frank Reicher as Dr. Chuter (uncredited) Doris Lloyd Doris Lloyd as Matron (uncredited) B.G. Norman B.G. Norman as Boy (uncredited) Charles Halton Charles Halton as Mr. Smith (uncredited) Walter Baldwin Walter Baldwin as Mr. Ferguson (uncredited) Philip Merivale Philip Merivale as Dr. Brack Beulah Bondi Beulah Bondi as Mary Kenny Ruth Lee Ruth Lee as Mother (uncredited) Leota Lorraine Leota Lorraine as Woman (uncredited) Rosalind Russell Rosalind Russell as Elizabeth Kenny Eric Mayne Eric Mayne as Doctor (uncredited) Gloria Holden Gloria Holden as Mrs. McDonnell (uncredited) Dean Jagger Dean Jagger as Kevin Connors Joseph E. Bernard Joseph E. Bernard as Ticket Taker (uncredited) Lee Bonnell Lee Bonnell as San Francisco Reporter (uncredited) Egon Brecher Egon Brecher as Frenchman (uncredited) Ralph Dunn Ralph Dunn as Brisbane Policeman (uncredited) Charles Kemper Charles Kemper as Mr. McIntyre Orley Lindgren Orley Lindgren as Boy (uncredited) Bobby Burns Bobby Burns as Parent at Clinic (uncredited) Jeffrey Sayre Jeffrey Sayre as Elizabeth's Dance Partner (uncredited) Regis Toomey Regis Toomey as New York Reporter (uncredited) Vivien Oakland Vivien Oakland as Dr. Gideon's Secretary (uncredited) Charles Dorety Charles Dorety as Reporter (uncredited) Harry 'Snub' Pollard Harry 'Snub' Pollard as Man at Barn Dance (uncredited) Charles Dingle Charles Dingle as Michael Kenny Fay Helm Fay Helm as Mrs. McIntyre Sheryl Deauville Sheryl Deauville as Singing Child with Polio (uncredited) Francis Ford Francis Ford as Patrick O'Shea (uncredited) Mary Gordon Mary Gordon as Mrs. Gordon (uncredited) Karolyn Grimes Karolyn Grimes as Carolyn (uncredited) Brandon Hurst Brandon Hurst as Mr. Todd (Landlord) (uncredited) Arthur Tovey Arthur Tovey as Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited) Lloyd Ingraham Lloyd Ingraham as Farmer (uncredited) Frank McLure Frank McLure as Doctor at Medical Symposium (uncredited) Gertrude Astor Gertrude Astor as Doctor (uncredited) Ray Walker Ray Walker as Doctor at Minneapolis Lecture (uncredited) Edward Keane Edward Keane as Reporter (uncredited) Dorothy Peterson Dorothy Peterson as Agnes Charlie Hall Charlie Hall as Airport Attendant (uncredited) Larry Steers Larry Steers as Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited) Franklyn Farnum Franklyn Farnum as Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited) Alexander Knox Alexander Knox as Dr. McDonnell