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The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays poster

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The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays

Released: October 25, 1957 (1957)

Runtime: 55 minutes

Genres: Animation, Family

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.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

  • Mae West as Miss Ultraviolet (voice, archive footage)

    Age at release: 64

  • Frank Baxter as Dr. Research (as Dr. Frank Baxter)

    Age at release: 61

  • Richard Carlson as The Fiction Writer

    Age at release: 45