Elizabeth Kenny, as a young nurse out in the Australian bush discovers an effective treatment for polio, but can't get official recognition or sanction for her techniques and theories. For more than three decades (while she tells her fiancée she can't marry him, and repeatedly confronts the pigheaded orthopedic specialist Dr. Brack), she is prevented from treating acute cases and is ridiculed, while she seeks formal recognition for the efficacy of her treatment.... (Full plot summary below)
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Elizabeth Kenny, as a young nurse out in the Australian bush discovers an effective treatment for polio, but can't get official recognition or sanction for her techniques and theories. For more than three decades (while she tells her fiancée she can't marry him, and repeatedly confronts the pigheaded orthopedic specialist Dr. Brack), she is prevented from treating acute cases and is ridiculed, while she seeks formal recognition for the efficacy of her treatment.
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| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyRosalind Russell received her second Best Actress Oscar nomination for this solemn but inspiring biopic of the heroic Aussie nurse. |
| User ReviewChrisanne SAmazing, underrated show! Russell is fantastic as the woman challenges the with her discovery of a treatment for polio. I also gained a lot of respect for Dean Jagger as an actor while watching this. |
| User ReviewStuart GGreat movie. It carries a message that is all too true throughout history, that science becomes so sure of itself as a fact that it fails to realize it's weaknesses when faced with them. |
| User ReviewJessica NRosalind Russell is my hero! Can't believe that I didn't know about Sister Kenny before. True stories rock! |
| User ReviewAutumn MGood but slightly sappy story of a nun nurse who helps kids with disabilities. A bit ho hum I'm afraid although the acting is solid. Not a stretch for Rosalind Russell. |
| User ReviewPaul DStory of determination against a medical establishment unwilling to accept her revolutionary progress in her chosen field. It's a fine performance from Rosalind Russell in a real life depiction with a love interest thrown in for good measure. |
| User ReviewEmma WStory of a nurse who develops a treatment for polio in the early 20th century. Of course even in 1946, they have Hollywooded up the movie. Kenny's methods are not accepted by the pig-headed doctors, and she has to fight for 30 years to get her methods accepted. |
