Sister Kenny

Sister Kenny

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Sister Kenny
Alexander Knox in film
Directed by	Dudley Nichols Jack Gage (dialogue director)
Produced by	Dudley Nichols
Written by	Dudley Nichols (screenplay) Alexander Knox (screenplay) Mary McCarthy
Starring	Rosalind Russell Alexander Knox Dean Jagger
Music by	Alexander Tansman
Cinematography	George Barnes
Editing by	Roland Gross
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date(s)	September 29, 1946 (U.S.)
Running time	116 min
Language	English

Sister Kenny (1946) is a biographical film about Sister Elizabeth Kenny, an Australian bush nurse, who fought to help people who suffered from polio, despite opposition from the medical establishment. The film stars Rosalind Russell, Alexander Knox, Dean Jagger, Philip Merivale, and Beulah Bondi.

The movie was adapted by Milton Gunzburg (uncredited), Alexander Knox, Mary McCarthy, and Dudley Nichols from the book And They Shall Walk, by Elizabeth Kenny and Martha Ostenso, and directed by Dudley Nichols.

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• 1 Plot summary
• 2 Cast
• 3 Reception
• 4 Awards
• 5 References
• 6 External links

Plot summary[edit]

This section requires expansion. (February 2011)

Cast[edit]

• Rosalind Russell as Elizabeth Kenny
• Alexander Knox as Dr. McDonnell
• Dean Jagger as Kevin Connors
• Philip Merivale as Dr. Brack
• Beulah Bondi as Mary Kenny
• Charles Dingle as Michael Kenny
• John Litel as Medical Director
• Doreen McCann as Dorrie
• Fay Helm as Mrs. McIntyre
• Charles Kemper as Mr. McIntyre
• Dorothy Peterson as Agnes

Reception[edit]

The film recorded a loss of $660,000 for RKO.^[1]

Awards[edit]

Rosalind Russell was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.