Movie

Sister Kenny

Released: October 10, 1946 (1946)

Runtime: 116 minutes

Genres: 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.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Philip Merivale as Dr. Brack
Age at release: 59
Beulah Bondi as Mary Kenny
Age at release: 58
Charles Dingle as Michael Kenny
Age at release: 58
John Litel as Medical Director
Age at release: 53
Charles Kemper as Mr. McIntyre
Age at release: 46
Dean Jagger as Kevin Connors
Age at release: 42
Rosalind Russell as Elizabeth Kenny
Age at release: 39
Alexander Knox as Dr. McDonnell
Age at release: 39
Fay Helm as Mrs. McIntyre
Age at release: 37
Doreen McCann as Dorrie
Age at release: Unknown

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Bobby Burns as Parent at Clinic (uncredited)
Age at release: 68
Joseph E. Bernard as Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Age at release: 66
Egon Brecher as Frenchman (uncredited)
Age at release: 66
Virginia Brissac as Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
Age at release: 63
Gertrude Astor as Doctor (uncredited)
Age at release: 58
Walter Baldwin as Mr. Ferguson (uncredited)
Age at release: 57
Mary Bayless as Nurse (uncredited)
Age at release: 49
Dorothy Peterson as Agnes
Age at release: 48
Ellen Corby as Hospital Scrub Woman (uncredited)
Age at release: 35
Jane Allen as Woman (uncredited)
Age at release: 29
Lee Bonnell as San Francisco Reporter (uncredited)
Age at release: 27
Richard Bartell as Doctor (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
George Barton as Doctor (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
Bonnie Blair as Waitress (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
Al Choals as Doctor (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
Sally Cleaves as Woman (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
Connie Conrad as Doctor (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
Edith Conrad as Doctor (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
Jeanne Criswell as Woman (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
Sheryl Deauville as Singing Child with Polio (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown