Sister Kenny (1946)
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65% of users liked it
(146 ratings)
We prefer Rosalind Russell when she's making us laugh; judging by such films as Mourning Becomes Electra and The Velvet Touch, Russell preferred herself in heavy dramatics. In Sister Kenny, Rosalind Russell is all grim determination and pursed lips as Elizabeth Kenny, tireless battler of… More We prefer Rosalind Russell when she's making us laugh; judging by such films as Mourning Becomes Electra and The Velvet Touch, Russell preferred herself in heavy dramatics. In Sister Kenny, Rosalind Russell is all grim determination and pursed lips as Elizabeth Kenny, tireless battler of infantile paralysis. It is in the Australian outback that nurse Kenny first confronts the debilitating illness. Forsaking her private life (as well as any romantic entanglements), Kenny battles with the medical establishment in order to bring her radical theories towards conquering the disease to the public. Her ultimate triumph is solidified upon the formation of Minneapolis' Kenny Institute. Based on Elizabeth Kenny's autobiography, A solid piece of film craftsmanship, Sister Kenny was the sort of glossy prestige picture that always made Hollywood look good in the eyes of its staunchest critics; it was also the sort of picture that almost invariably lost a fortune at the box office (Sister Kenny took a bath to the tune of $660,000). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Dudley Nichols
- Written By
- Dudley Nichols
- Genres
- Drama, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Oct 10, 1946 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Rosalind Russell received her second Best Actress Oscar nomination for this solemn but inspiring biopic of the heroic Aussie nurse.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It works as inspirational entertainment.
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Cast
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Rosalind Russell
as Elizabeth Kenny
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Alexander Knox
as Dr. Aeneas McDonnell
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Dean Jagger
as Kevin Connors
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Philip Merivale
as Dr. Brack
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Beulah Bondi
as Mary Kenny
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Charles Dingle
as Michael Kenny
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Dorothy Peterson
as Agnes
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John Litel
as Medical Director
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Doreen McCann
as Dorrie
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Fay Helm
as Mrs. McIntyre
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Charles Kemper
as Mr. McIntyre
- Gertrude Astor
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Egon Brecher
as Frenchman
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Lee Bonnell
as Reporter
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Virginia Brissac
as Mrs. Johnson
- Ellen Corby
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Franklin Farnum
as Doctor
- Mary Gordon
- Karolyn Grimes
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Charles Halton
as Mr. Smith
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Lumsden Hare
as Dr. Shadrack
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Gloria Holden
as Mrs. McDonnell
- Brandon Hurst
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Alan Lee
as Farm Hand
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Nan Leslie
as Nurse
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Doris Lloyd
as Matron
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Frank Reicher
as Chuter
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Paul Stanton
as Dr. Gideon
- Regis Toomey
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Lloyd Ingraham
as Farmer
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David Martinson
as Cobbler
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Daphne Moore
as Waitress
