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
Gigi Perreau
Eve at 18 Months (uncredited)
Ray Teal
Driver (uncredited)
Margaret O'Brien
Irene Curie - Age 5
Ray Collins
Lecturer (voice) (uncredited)
Greer Garson
Marie Curie
Walter Pidgeon
Pierre Curie
Van Johnson
Reporter
Alan Napier
Dr. Bladh (uncredited)
Reginald Owen
Dr. Becquerel
Frederick Worlock
Businessman (uncredited)
Gene Lockhart
Bit Part (uncredited)
Moroni Olsen
President of Businessman's Board (uncredited)
Henry Travers
Eugene Curie
C. Aubrey Smith
Lord Kelvin
Charles Trowbridge
Board Member (uncredited)
May Whitty
Madame Eugene Curie
Robert Walker
David Le Gros
Arthur Shields
Businessman (uncredited)
Elsa Bassermann
Madame Perot
George Davis
Cart Driver (uncredited)
Howard Freeman
Prof. Constant (voice) (uncredited)
Victor Francen
President of University
Almira Sessions
Madame Michaud (uncredited)
Michael Visaroff
Proud Papa (uncredited)
Lumsden Hare
Professor Roget (uncredited)
Miles Mander
Businessman (uncredited)
James Kirkwood
Board Member (uncredited)
Albert Bassermann
Professor Jean Perot
Francis Pierlot
Monsieur Michaud (uncredited)
Al Ferguson
Man at Accident (uncredited)
Lisa Golm
Lucille (uncredited)
William Edmunds
Cart Driver (uncredited)
Edward Fielding
Board Member (uncredited)
Teddy Infuhr
Son (uncredited)
George Meader
Singing Professor (uncredited)
Wyndham Standing
King Oscar (uncredited)
Ruth Cherrington
Swedish Queen (uncredited)
Guy D'Ennery
Professor (uncredited)
Isabel La Mal
Woman at Accident (uncredited)
Ilka Grüning
Seamstress (uncredited)
Marek Windheim
Jewelry Salesman (uncredited)
Eustace Wyatt
Doctor (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)
María Pagés
Woman at Accident (uncredited)
Nita Pike
Woman at Accident (uncredited)
Dorothy Raye
Nurse (uncredited)

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