Storyline

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.—Kathy Li

Plot Keywords

character name as title, paralysis, military officer, lecture, england, engagement, doctor, dancing, child, birthday, based on true story, party, reporter, based on real person, f rated, nurse, medical, australia, female protagonist, world war two

Short Review

Rosalind Russell received her second Best Actress Oscar nomination for this solemn but inspiring biopic of the heroic Aussie nurse.

Trailer

Streaming Service

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