Drama Romance History
Poor physics student Marie is studying at the Sorbonne in 1890s Paris. One of the few women studying in her field, Marie encounters skepticism concerning her abilities, but is eventually offered a research placement in Pierre Curie's lab. The scientists soon fall in love and embark on a shared quest to extract, from a particular type of rock, a new chemical element they have named radium. However, their research puts them on the brink of professional failure.
Directed by
Mervyn LeRoy
Written by
Ève Curie
Edward Fielding
Board Member (uncredited)
Reginald Owen
Dr. Becquerel
James Kirkwood
Board Member (uncredited)
Alan Napier
Dr. Bladh (uncredited)
Charles Trowbridge
Board Member (uncredited)
Margaret O'Brien
Irene Curie - Age 5
Van Johnson
Reporter
Ray Collins
Lecturer (voice) (uncredited)
Ray Teal
Driver (uncredited)
Greer Garson
Marie Curie
Walter Pidgeon
Pierre Curie
Gigi Perreau
Eve at 18 Months (uncredited)
Henry Travers
Eugene Curie
Gene Lockhart
Bit Part (uncredited)
C. Aubrey Smith
Lord Kelvin
Albert Bassermann
Professor Jean Perot
May Whitty
Madame Eugene Curie
Arthur Shields
Businessman (uncredited)
Robert Walker
David Le Gros
Howard Freeman
Prof. Constant (voice) (uncredited)
William Edmunds
Cart Driver (uncredited)
Lisa Golm
Lucille (uncredited)
Moroni Olsen
President of Businessman's Board (uncredited)
George Davis
Cart Driver (uncredited)
Miles Mander
Businessman (uncredited)
Michael Visaroff
Proud Papa (uncredited)
Lumsden Hare
Professor Roget (uncredited)
Frederick Worlock
Businessman (uncredited)
Francis Pierlot
Monsieur Michaud (uncredited)
Almira Sessions
Madame Michaud (uncredited)
Marek Windheim
Jewelry Salesman (uncredited)
Victor Francen
President of University
Teddy Infuhr
Son (uncredited)
Elsa Bassermann
Madame Perot
Guy D'Ennery
Professor (uncredited)
Isabel La Mal
Woman at Accident (uncredited)
George Meader
Singing Professor (uncredited)
Al Ferguson
Man at Accident (uncredited)
Wyndham Standing
King Oscar (uncredited)
Ilka Grüning
Seamstress (uncredited)
Eustace Wyatt
Doctor (uncredited)
Ruth Cherrington
Swedish Queen (uncredited)
María Pagés
Woman at Accident (uncredited)
Mariska Aldrich
Tall Woman (uncredited)
Tony Carson
Man at Accident (uncredited)
Harold De Becker
Professor (uncredited)
Franz Dorfler
Assistant Tailor (uncredited)
Justine Duney
Woman at Accident (uncredited)
Tay Dunn
Man at Accident (uncredited)
Nestor Eristoff
Board Member (uncredited)
Linda Lee Gates
Perot Granddaughter (uncredited)
Marie Louise Gates
Perot Granddaughter (uncredited)
Dickie Meyers
Master Michaud (uncredited)
Noel Mills
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Leo Mostovoy
Photographer (uncredited)
Nita Pike
Woman at Accident (uncredited)
Dorothy Raye
Nurse (uncredited)

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