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Radium girls / CINE Mosaic presents ; a Cine Mosaic production [and others] ; produced by Lydia Dean Pilcher and Emily Mcevoy ; written by Ginny Mohler and Brittany Shaw ; directed by Lydia Dean Pilcher and Ginny Mohler.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: JF001 | JUNO FILMS INCLanguage: English Publisher: [United States] : Juno Films, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Description: 1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Composer, Lillie McDonough ; director of photography, Mathieu Planfosse.
Cast: Joey King, Abby Quinn, Cara Seymour, Scott Shepherd, Susan Heyward, Neal Huff, Collin Kelly-sordelet, John Bedford Lloyd, Joe Grifasi, Brandon Gill.Summary: Based on true events, it follows teen sisters, Bessie and Jo Cavallo, who dream of Hollywood and Egyptian pyramids as they paint luminous watch dials at the American Radium factory in New Jersey. When Jo loses a tooth, Bessie's world is turned upside down as a mystery slowly unravels. She discovers a corporate cover-up and, in a radical coming of age story, Bessie and the Radium Girls decide to take on American Radium. Based on historical events, the national sensation following the notorious case of the Radium Girls in 1928 ultimately led to a significant and lasting impact in the area of workplace health and safety and the study of radioactivity.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult DVD Adult DVD Dr. James Carlson Library DVD DRAMA RADIUM G Checked out 06/05/2024 33111009969656
Adult DVD Adult DVD Main Library DVD DRAMA RADIUM G Checked out 06/04/2024 33111009969664
Adult DVD Adult DVD Northport Library DVD DRAMA RADIUM G Available 33111009969672
Total holds: 0

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Based on true events, it follows teen sisters, Bessie and Jo Cavallo, who dream of Hollywood and Egyptian pyramids as they paint luminous watch dials at the American Radium factory in New Jersey. When Jo loses a tooth, Bessie's world is turned upside down as a mystery slowly unravels. She discovers a corporate cover-up and, in a radical coming of age story, Bessie and the Radium Girls decide to take on American Radium. Based on historical events, the national sensation following the notorious case of the Radium Girls in 1928 ultimately led to a significant and lasting impact in the area of workplace health and safety and the study of radioactivity.

Closed captioning in English.

DVD, wide screen.

English dialogue; closed-captioned.

Composer, Lillie McDonough ; director of photography, Mathieu Planfosse.

Joey King, Abby Quinn, Cara Seymour, Scott Shepherd, Susan Heyward, Neal Huff, Collin Kelly-sordelet, John Bedford Lloyd, Joe Grifasi, Brandon Gill.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2018.

Wide screen.

Rating: Not rated.

Based on true events, it follows teen sisters, Bessie and Jo Cavallo, who dream of Hollywood and Egyptian pyramids as they paint luminous watch dials at the American Radium factory in New Jersey. When Jo loses a tooth, Bessie's world is turned upside down as a mystery slowly unravels. She discovers a corporate cover-up and, in a radical coming of age story, Bessie and the Radium Girls decide to take on American Radium. Based on historical events, the national sensation following the notorious case of the Radium Girls in 1928 ultimately led to a significant and lasting impact in the area of workplace health and safety and the study of radioactivity.

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