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
Romance of Radium (1937) is a history and drama film directed by Jacques Tourneur, released on October 23, 1937 with a runtime of 10m. It stars Pete Smith, Margaret Bert, André Cheron and James Conaty. Viewers rate it 6.2 out of 10 across 16 ratings.
Pete Smith
as Narrator (voice)
Margaret Bert
as Nurse (uncredited)
André Cheron
as Henri Antoine Becquerel (uncredited)
James Conaty
as American Scientist (uncredited)
Eddie Hart
as Photographer (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
as Pierre Curie (uncredited)
Directed by Jacques Tourneur, written by Richard Goldstone and N. Gayle Gitterman, produced by Pete Smith.
Average viewer score of 6.2/10 from 16 ratings.
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…
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The main cast of Romance of Radium (1937) includes Pete Smith, Margaret Bert, André Cheron, James Conaty and Eddie Hart. The film was directed by Jacques Tourneur. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Romance of Radium was released on October 23, 1937 and runs for 10m.
Romance of Radium (1937) holds an average rating of 6.2 out of 10 from 16 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy history and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
