Film · 1957

The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays

Name: The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays
Director: William T. Hurtz
Genre: Animation, Family
Released: 1957-10-25

55 min · Directed by William T. Hurtz

Animation Family

5.87
ratings

Part of acclaimed filmmaker Frank Capra's "Wonders of Life" series of science-based films (which won an Emmy Award for Best Editing) teaches kids about the power of gamma rays and radiation.

Cast

Richard Carlson

The Fiction Writer

Frank Baxter

Dr. Research (as Dr. Frank Baxter)

Mae West

Miss Ultraviolet (voice, archive footage)

Crew

Director

William T. Hurtz

, Frank Capra

Producer

Joseph Sistrom, Frank Capra, Shamus Culhane

Writer

Frank Capra, Jonathan Latimer

Editor

Frank P. Keller, Ray Snyder

Cinematography

Ellis W. Carter, Edison Hoge, Harold E. Wellman

Details

Studios: Frank Capra Productions
Countries: United States of America
Languages: English
Release: October 25, 1957

Themes

physicspuppetryeducationalnucleardostoevskylive action and animationcosmic raysedgar alan poe

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