Sister Kenny(Movie, 1946)

Name: Sister Kenny
Genre: Drama
Released: 1946
Duration: T01:56:00
Rating: 3.3

1h 56min | Genre: Drama

Rating: 3.3/5 (with 6 votes)

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 (uncredited), and Dudley Nichols from the book And They Shall Walk, by Elizabeth Kenny and Martha Ostenso, and directed by Dudley Nichols. ()

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Awards & Nominations for Sister Kenny

nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actress

About Sister Kenny

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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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Plays in: Queensland

Made by: RKO Radio Pictures

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 5 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Italian (IT), Russian (RU)

Status: Released

Release date US: 10/10/1946

Cast: Rosalind Russell, Alexander Knox, Dean Jagger, Beulah Bondi, Charles Dingle, Charles Kemper, Dorothy Peterson, Gloria Holden, John Litel, Philip Merivale

Director: Dudley Nichols, Jack Gage

Producer: Dudley Nichols

Screenwriter: Alexander Knox, Mary McCarthy, Dudley Nichols

Film Editor: Roland Gross

Director of Photography: George Barnes

Composer: Alexandre Tansman

Production Designer: Albert S. D'Agostino

Keywords: medical drama, biography, nurse

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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Sister Kenny(Movie, 1946)

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