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