Romance of Radium

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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 byRichard Goldstone
N. Gayle Gitterman
Produced by Pete Smith
Starring André Cheron
Eddie Hart
Narrated byPete Smith
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • October 23, 1937 (1937-10-23)
Running time
10 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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]

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References

  1. "The 10th Academy Awards (1938) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
  2. "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.