| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Nominated | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role Rosalind Russell |
RKO Radio Pictures
Directed by Dudley Nichols
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(VHS, RKO)
(Turner Classic Movies)
Historical account of the Australian nurse and her lifelong pursuit of a new treatment for polio. The most interesting aspect is not necessarily the nursing, but rather the resistance she meets from the scientific community. Her lack of formal training leads her to be labelled a quack, despite the obvious benefits from her treatment. The scene which takes place between her and a leading doctor during one of his lectures is enough to make you want to stand up and scream. She leaves Australia for England and then America, meeting similar resistance. Amazingly, her work is still not fully accepted today, which only goes to show the "walls of Jericho" still abound in scientific circles.
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