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Sister Kenny

1946·1h 56m·Approved
DramaBiography
IMDb Rating
★ 7.2/10
1,370 votes

An Australian nurse, Sister Kenny, discovers an effective new treatment for infantile paralysis, but experiences great difficulty in convincing doctors of the validity of her claims.

Sister Kenny is a 1946 drama biography movie directed by Dudley Nichols, starring Rosalind Russell, Dean Jagger, Philip Merivale. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.2/10 from 1,370 votes and runs 1h 56m.

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Director
Dudley Nichols
Stars
Rosalind Russell
Dean Jagger
Philip Merivale
Alexander Knox
Details
1946-10-10
116 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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