The Magic Alphabet

Oct 10, 1942

0h 11m

★ 0.0

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Narrator (voice)

John Nesbitt

Dr. Christiaan Eijkman

Stephen McNally

Secretary (uncredited)

Dorothy Morris

Scientist (uncredited)

Emmett Vogan

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The Magic Alphabet

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