The Magic Alphabet

The Magic Alphabet (1942)

6.5 11 min Movie
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.

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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)

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