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