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