An Australian nurse discovers an effective new treatment for infantile paralysis, but experiences great difficulty in convincing doctors of the validity of her claims.
Acting
Rosalind Russell's controlled fury in every bureaucratic showdown.
Direction
Dudley Nichols makes committee meetings genuinely tense.
Costume
Immaculate 1940s nursing uniforms and Australian outback dust.
Director
Dudley Nichols
Rosalind Russell
Elizabeth Kenny
Alexander Knox
Dr. McDonnell
Dean Jagger
Kevin Connors
Philip Merivale
Dr. Brack
Beulah Bondi
Mary Kenny
Charles Dingle
Michael Kenny
John Litel
Medical Director
Fay Helm
Mrs. McIntyre
Charles Kemper
Mr. McIntyre
Dorothy Peterson
Agnes
Gertrude Astor
Doctor (uncredited)
Walter Baldwin
Mr. Ferguson (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Sister Kenny never actually worked in the Australian outback as depicted—Hollywood added that for visual interest.
This film helped popularize Kenny's methods in America, though ironically, the polio vaccine made them obsolete just years later.
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