Schwester Kenny 1946
Plot
1911 kehrt die Krankenschwester Elizabeth Kenny zurück in die Outbacks von Australien. Gegen den ausdrücklichen Rat ihres väterlichen Freundes und Ausbilders Dr. Aeneas McDonnell will Kenny den Menschen fernab jeder Zivilisation helfen und Gutes tun. Einige Zeit später wird Schwester Kenny, wie sie jeder nennt, zur kleinen Dorrie McIntyre gerufen, die unter starken Schmerzen im Bein leidet. Bald stellt sich heraus, dass das Mädchen an der Kinderlähmung erkrankt ist, die gerade ganz Australien heimsucht. Obwohl es keine offizielle Behandlung gegen die Krankheit gibt, schafft es Kenny durch Beobachtung des Verlaufs, einen neuartigen Therapieansatz zu entwickeln. Statt wie bisher den Betroffenen strikte Bettruhe zu verordnen, entwickelt Elizabeth Kerry einen physiotherapeutischen Ansatz, der helfen soll, die betroffenen Muskeln zu stärken und die eingeschränkte Mobilität wiederherzustellen.
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Hauptcast
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)
Joseph E. Bernard
Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Lee Bonnell
San Francisco Reporter (uncredited)
Egon Brecher
Frenchman (uncredited)
Virginia Brissac
Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
Bobby Burns
Parent at Clinic (uncredited)
Ellen Corby
Hospital Scrub Woman (uncredited)
Sheryl Deauville
Singing Child with Polio (uncredited)
Charles Dorety
Reporter (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn
Brisbane Policeman (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)
Francis Ford
Patrick O'Shea (uncredited)
Mary Gordon
Mrs. Gordon (uncredited)
Karolyn Grimes
Carolyn (uncredited)
Charlie Hall
Airport Attendant (uncredited)
Charles Halton
Mr. Smith (uncredited)
Lumsden Hare
Dr. Shadrack (uncredited)
Gloria Holden
Mrs. McDonnell (uncredited)
Brandon Hurst
Mr. Todd (Landlord) (uncredited)
Lloyd Ingraham
Farmer (uncredited)
Eddie Kane
Reporter (uncredited)
Edward Keane
Reporter (uncredited)
Ruth Lee
Mother (uncredited)
Nan Leslie
Nurse (uncredited)
Orley Lindgren
Boy (uncredited)
Doris Lloyd
Matron (uncredited)
Leota Lorraine
Woman (uncredited)
Sam Lufkin
Photographer (uncredited)
Eric Mayne
Doctor (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Doctor at Medical Symposium (uncredited)
B.G. Norman
Boy (uncredited)
Vivien Oakland
Dr. Gideon's Secretary (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Man at Barn Dance (uncredited)
Frank Reicher
Dr. Chuter (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Elizabeth's Dance Partner (uncredited)
Paul Stanton
Dr. Gideon (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)
Regis Toomey
New York Reporter (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Doctor at Medical Conference (uncredited)
Ray Walker
Doctor at Minneapolis Lecture (uncredited)
Crew
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