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Sister Kenny (1946)Elizabeth Kenny, as a young nurse out in the Australian bush discovers an effective treatment for polio... See full summary » Director:Dudley Nichols |
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Elizabeth Kenny
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Alexander Knox | ... |
Dr. Aeneas 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 McIntyre
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Fay Helm | ... |
Mrs. Martha McIntyre
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Charles Kemper | ... |
Mr. McIntyre
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Dorothy Peterson | ... |
Agnes
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James Burke | ... |
Undetermined Minor Role
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Karolyn Grimes | ... |
Carolyn
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Teddy Infuhr | ... |
Boy
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Storyline
Elizabeth Kenny, as a young nurse out in the Australian bush discovers an effective treatment for polio, but can't get official recognition or sanction for her techniques and theories. For more than three decades (while she tells her fiancée she can't marry him, and repeatedly confronts the pigheaded orthopedic specialist Dr. Brack), she is prevented from treating acute cases and is ridiculed, while she seeks formal recognition for the efficacy of her treatment. Written by Kathy Li
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A woman made for love . . . but whose service to humanity became her destiny!Parents Guide:
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Amor sublime See more »Filming Locations:
RKO Studios - 780 Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USACompany Credits
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Mono (RCA Sound System)Color:
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1.37 : 1
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Factual errors: Whilst addressing a forum of doctors, Sister Kenny is asked whether she remembers the final paragraph of the oath she took to become a registered nurse, and she recounts that paragraph. The real Sister Kenny received no formal nursing training and was not a registered nurse. She enlisted as a nurse in the army in WW1 backed by a letter from a doctor stating she had experience working in a bush hospital and was given the title Sister by the army. See more »
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