The Magic Alphabet
The Magic Alphabet

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The Magic Alphabet

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1942
0h 11m
Drama
physiciandiscoverynutritionvitamins

Overview

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.

Cast

John Nesbitt

John Nesbitt

Narrator (voice)

Stephen McNally

Stephen McNally

Dr. Christiaan Eijkman

Dorothy Morris

Dorothy Morris

Secretary (uncredited)

Emmett Vogan

Emmett Vogan

Scientist (uncredited)

Directed by

Jacques Tourneur

Jacques Tourneur

Written by

Robert Lopez

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