Romance of Radium

Romance of Radium

10 mins | History | Oct. 23, 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

Romance of Radium

10 mins | History | Oct. 23, 1937

Romance of Radium
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
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title Romance of Radium
Directors Jacques Tourneur
Writers N. Gayle Gitterman, Richard Goldstone

Cast

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)