The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays

5.8/ 10 7 votes 1957-10-25 0h 55m 0 popularity

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.

Director: Frank Capra

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Cast

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Richard Carlson

The Fiction Writer

Frank Baxter

Dr. Research (as Dr. Frank Baxter)

Mae West

Miss Ultraviolet (voice, archive footage)

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