Cited as being the most beautiful star in the Hollywood firmament during the 1930s and 40s, Hedy Lamarr's talents as an accomplished physicist who also engaged in perfecting radar systems made her no average screen goddess. Her research wasn't made public until a few years before her death in 2000, and here her son Anthony goes in search of the truth behind his mother's memory. Experiment Perilous is at 8.05pm on BBC4.
Director Georg Misch; Producer Martin Rosenbaum
Bright star Hedy Lamarr : p34; Film Highlights: p49