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