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