This Oscar-nominated short film tells the story of the discovery of radium and how it is used in medicine.This Oscar-nominated short film tells the story of the discovery of radium and how it is used in medicine.This Oscar-nominated short film tells the story of the discovery of radium and how it is used in medicine.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total
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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)
- Director
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An undiscovered element
For those now undergoing cancer therapy with radiation this film should be of interest. It's from Pete Smith the legendary head of MGM's short subject department back in the golden days of the studio system. The subject is a serious departure from his comedy shorts.
Quite by accident radium was discovered by Henri Becquerrel and he brought it to the attention of fellow scientists in Paris, Pierre and Marie Curie. It was them who identified it as an undiscovered element and it took years to isolate it.
Eventually Madame Curie, a widow for many years after Pierre was killed in a Paris traffic accident died from so much exposure to the stuff. Now it's commonly in use, but the danger of over exposure remains.
MGM eventually gave this story the big screen treatment with Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon as the Curies. But for a factual and less romantic story, I recommend this MGM short subject.
Quite by accident radium was discovered by Henri Becquerrel and he brought it to the attention of fellow scientists in Paris, Pierre and Marie Curie. It was them who identified it as an undiscovered element and it took years to isolate it.
Eventually Madame Curie, a widow for many years after Pierre was killed in a Paris traffic accident died from so much exposure to the stuff. Now it's commonly in use, but the danger of over exposure remains.
MGM eventually gave this story the big screen treatment with Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon as the Curies. But for a factual and less romantic story, I recommend this MGM short subject.
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- Feb 3, 2016
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- Pete Smith Specialties (1936-1937 Season) #18: The Romance of Radium
- Filming locations
- Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center - 1200 N. State Street, Los Angeles, California, USA(brief exterior shot before scene of lead-lined safe storing radium)
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- Runtime10 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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