Sister Kenny

Sister Kenny

Infobox Film
name = Sister Kenny
caption =Sister Kenny vhs cover
director = Dudley Nichols
Jack Gage (dialogue director)
producer = Dudley Nichols
writer =
starring =Rosalind Russell
Alexander Knox
Dean Jagger
music =
cinematography =
editing =
distributor = RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
released = September 29, 1946 (U.S. release)
runtime = 116 min
language = English
budget =
imdb_id = 0038948

"Sister Kenny" is a 1946 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. It 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. It was directed by Dudley Nichols.

Awards

It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress (Rosalind Russell).

External links

* [http://www.classicfilmguide.com/index.php?s=other_reviews&item=239 Classic Film Guide]
*imdb title|0038948


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