The Magic Alphabet

The Magic Alphabet

0% | Oct 10, 1942 | Drama

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.

Featured Cast

Jacques Tourneur
Director
John Nesbitt
Producer

Cast

Narrator (voice)
John Nesbitt
Narrator (voice)
Dr. Christiaan Eijkman
Stephen McNally
Dr. Christiaan Eijkman
Secretary (uncredited)
Dorothy Morris
Secretary (uncredited)
Scientist (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
Scientist (uncredited)

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