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

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