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Sister Kenny: Full Cast & Crew 1946 Biography
While working in the outback, Australian nurse Elizabeth Kenny (Rosalind Russell) encounters polio in some of her patients and witnesses its severe effects. As she treats many young children and babies, Kenny starts to develop theories about how to fight the disease, including hot presses on the afflicted limbs. When the medical community disputes her methods, Kenny sacrifices much of her personal life to convince doctors around the world that her practices are the best treatment. Released: Oct 10, 1946 See Movie Details

Cast & Crew

All Cast Crew
Dudley Nichols Director, Producer, Screenwriter Rosalind Russell Elizabeth Kenny Actor Alexander Knox Dr. McDonnell Actor, Screenwriter Dean Jagger Kevin Connors Actor Philip Merivale Dr. Brack Actor Beulah Bondi Mary Kenny Actor Charles Dingle Michael Kenny Actor John Litel Medical Director Actor Doreen McCann Dorrie Actor Fay Helm Mrs. McIntyre Actor Charles Kemper Mr. McIntyre Actor Dorothy Peterson Agnes Actor Gloria Holden Mrs. McDonnell Actor Virginia Brissac Mrs. Johnson Actor Frank Reicher Dr. Chuter Actor Paul Stanton Dr. Gideon Actor Charles Halton Mr. Smith Actor Alan Lee Alan Actor Lloyd Ingraham Farmer Actor Ellen Corby Hospital Scrub Woman Actor Nan Leslie Nurse Actor Egon Brecher Frenchman Actor Lumsden Hare Dr. Shadrack Actor Regis Toomey New York Reporter Actor Lee Bonnell San Francisco Reporter Actor Mary McCarthy Screenwriter