

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
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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