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Romance of Radium (1937)

6.0/10 0h 10m Oct 23, 1937
History Drama

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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Movie Details

Original Title Romance of Radium
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.1

Cast

Pete Smith
Pete Smith
Narrator (voice)
Popularity: 1.0
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Margaret Bert
Nurse (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.3
André Cheron
André Cheron
Henri Antoine Becquerel (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.2
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James Conaty
American Scientist (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.2
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Eddie Hart
Photographer (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.3
Emmett Vogan
Emmett Vogan
Pierre Curie (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.2

Key Crew

Director Jacques Tourneur
Writer Richard Goldstone, N. Gayle Gitterman
Producer Pete Smith

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
US

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Keywords

radium short film

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 6/10
Jun 29, 2025

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 ... Read more

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Details
Release Date October 23, 1937
Runtime 0h 10m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.1
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