Romance of Radium is a 1937 American short film directed by Jacques Tourneur, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. A brief history of the chemical element, it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Subject (One-Reel) at the 10th Academy Awards.[1][2]
| Romance of Radium | |
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 Jacques Tourneur and Pete Smith prepare to take a platinum case of radium to be photographed by a motion picture camera for the first time in Romance of Radium | |
| Directed by | Jacques Tourneur |
| Written by | Richard Goldstone N. Gayle Gitterman |
| Produced by | Pete Smith |
| Starring | André Cheron Eddie Hart |
| Narrated by | Pete Smith |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 10 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cast
edit- André Cheron as Henri Becquerel (uncredited)
- Eddie Hart as Photographer (uncredited)
- Pete Smith as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Emmett Vogan as Pierre Curie (uncredited)
References
edit- ^ "The 10th Academy Awards (1938) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
- ^ "New York Times: Romance of Radium". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2009. Archived from the original on August 13, 2009. Retrieved June 1, 2008.
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