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

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