The Magic Alphabet (1942)
This MGM John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short dramatizes how the work of Dutch physician Christiaan Eijkman, who searched for a cure for beri-beri on the island of Java in the 1890s, led to the discovery of vitamins.
- Date of release
- 1942-10-10
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 11m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Jacques Tourneur
Casting
- John Nesbitt — Narrator (voice)
- Stephen McNally — Dr. Christiaan Eijkman
- Dorothy Morris — Secretary (uncredited)
- Emmett Vogan — Scientist (uncredited)
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