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Sister Kenny is a 1946 American biographical film about Sister Elizabeth Kenny, an Australian bush nurse, who fought to help people who suffered from polio, despite opposition from the medical establishment. The film stars Rosalind Russell, Alexander Knox, and Philip Merivale . The film was adapted by Alexander Knox, Mary McCarthy, Milton ...
Sister Kenny: Directed by Dudley Nichols. With Rosalind Russell, Alexander Knox, Dean Jagger, Philip Merivale. An Australian nurse discovers an effective new treatment for infantile paralysis, but experiences great difficulty in convincing doctors of the validity of her claims.
- (1.3K)
- Biography, Drama
- Dudley Nichols
- 1946-10-10
Sister Kenny (1946) -- (Movie Clip) Symptoms Presenting Themselves Per Hollywood, on her very first call, playing the famous Outback nurse Elizabeth Kenny, ca. 1911, Rosalind Russell has received a diagnosis of infantile paralysis for young Dorrie (Doreen McCann) and, with aid from her parents (Fay Helm, Charles Kemper), invents her own radical treatment, in Sister Kenny, 1946.
- Dudley Nichols, Harry D'arcy, Jack Gage
- Rosalind Russell
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Sister Kenny is a must see. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Rosalind Russell excellent as always. Rated 3/5 ...
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- Dudley Nichols
- Biography
- Rosalind Russell
Synopsis. A story based on the life of Elizabeth Kenny (Rosalind Russell). It begins, shortly before the start of World War I, as she takes up work as a nurse in the bush' near her parents farm - not far from Toowoomba (a regional centre in rural Queensland, Australia).
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Sister Kenny is a 1946 American biographical film about Sister Elizabeth Kenny, an Australian bush nurse, who fought to help people who suffered from polio, despite opposition from the medical establishment. The film stars Rosalind Russell, Alexander Knox, and Philip Merivale. The film was adapted by Alexander Knox, Mary McCarthy, Milton Gunzburg, and Dudley Nichols from the book And They ...
