It’s odd to hear Pete Smith delivering a more straight narrative, but he does it quite authoritatively as we see a few historical scenarios that illustrate just how the accidental discovery of an element that glowed in the dark led Marie Curie to discover this highly toxic element that was amongst the rarest on earth. It needed a mammoth degree of refining from it’s source ore to yield the tiniest amount of it’s…
Romance of Radium (1937)
Romance of Radium is a 1937 American short film directed by Jacques Tourneur, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. This short film tells the story of the discovery of radium and how it is used in medicine. In 1937, it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Subject (One-Reel) at the 10th Academy Awards
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Pete Smith
Narrator (voice)
Margaret Bert
Nurse (uncredited)
André Cheron
Henri Antoine Becquerel (uncredited)
James Conaty
American Scientist (uncredited)
Eddie Hart
Photographer (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
Pierre Curie (uncredited)
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What is Romance of Radium about?
Romance of Radium is a 1937 American short film directed by Jacques Tourneur, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. This short film tells the story of the discovery of radium and how it is used in medicine. In 1937, it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Subject…
When was Romance of Radium released?
Romance of Radium was released in 1937.
What genres does Romance of Radium belong to?
Romance of Radium is categorised as History, Drama.
Who stars in Romance of Radium?
The cast of Romance of Radium includes Pete Smith, Margaret Bert, André Cheron, James Conaty, Eddie Hart.