Movie Drama
A woman made for love... but whose service to humanity became her destiny!
An Australian nurse discovers an effective new treatment for infantile paralysis, but experiences great difficulty in convincing doctors of the validity of her claims.
Rosalind Russell Alexander Knox Dean Jagger Philip Merivale Beulah Bondi Charles Dingle John Litel Doreen McCann Fay Helm Charles Kemper Dorothy Peterson Jane Allen Gertrude Astor Walter Baldwin Richard Bartell George Barton Mary Bayless Joseph E. Bernard Bonnie Blair Lee Bonnell Egon Brecher Virginia Brissac Bobby Burns Al Choals Sally Cleaves Connie Conrad Edith Conrad Ellen Corby Jeanne Criswell Sheryl Deauville Earl Dobbins Gloria Donovan Charles Dorety Ralph Dunn Melinda Erickson Betty Fairfax Franklyn Farnum Monica Folts Francis Ford Jack Gargan Wilda George Betty Gillette Mary Gordon Vincent Graeff Karolyn Grimes Bobby Hale Charlie Hall Charles Halton Carl Hanson Lumsden Hare Sam Harris Eddie Hart Alf Haugan Mame Henderson Len Hendry Gloria Holden Beulah Hubbard David Hughes Brandon Hurst Lloyd Ingraham Warren Jackson Eddie Kane Edward Keane Tom Kingston Connie Lamont Bertha Ledbetter Alan Lee Ruth Lee Nan Leslie David Levitt Orley Lindgren Doris Lloyd Leota Lorraine Sam Lufkin Irene Mack Thomas Martin Janet Sue Marx Eric Mayne Larry McGrath Harry McKim Frank McLure Ruth Miles Daphne Moore John Moss Diane Nance Myra Nelson Georgie Nokes B.G. Norman Noralee Norman Bob O'Connor Anne O'Neal Vivien Oakland Charles Pawley Bob Pepper Hilda Plowright Harry 'Snub' Pollard Allan Ray Frank Reicher Waclaw Rekwart Jeffrey Sayre Eli Schmudkler Dick Scott Allen D. Sewall Lucile Sewall Barbara Smith Warren Smith Paul Stanton Larry Steers Robert Strong Tex Swan Bob Templeton David Thursby Regis Toomey Ray Toone Arthur Tovey Clare Verdera John P. Wade Nellie Walker Ray Walker Elena Warren
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