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