Animation ·Family · United States of America · 1957 · 55m

The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays

The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays poster
Director
Frank CapraWilliam T. Hurtz
Cast
Richard Carlson as The Fiction Writer Frank Baxter as Dr. Research (as Dr. Frank Baxter) Mae West as Miss Ultraviolet (voice, archive footage)
Crew
Harold E. Wellman — Director of Photography Ellis W. Carter — Director of Photography Ray Snyder — Editor Frank P. Keller — Editor Frank Capra — Writer Jonathan Latimer — Writer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
physicspuppetryeducationalnucleardostoevskylive action and animationcosmic raysedgar alan poe
Key Collaborators
Frank Capra Director William T. Hurtz Director Harold E. Wellman Director of Photography Ellis W. Carter Director of Photography Ray Snyder Editor Frank P. Keller Editor Frank Capra Writer Jonathan Latimer Writer Frank Capra Producer Joseph Sistrom Producer Shamus Culhane Producer
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