Collection: Madame Curie motion picture trade advertisement

Dates

Creation: 1942

Creator

Language of Materials

Text in English.

Biographical sketch

Madame Curie was a 1943 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring the popular acting team of Greer Garson and Walter Pigeon as Marie and Pierre Curie. It was based upon a biography of her mother written by Eve Curie and was said to have been more historically accurate than most Hollywood products of the day.

Extent

1 Linear Feet (6 pages)

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Andrew Mangravite. Method of acquisition--Gift;; Date of acquisition--2008..

General Note

This is an advertisement for a motion picture that appeared in a trade journal for theater owners. This is a six-page color advertisement on good paper stock extolling the film's box office potential.