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