The Magic Alphabet
Drama
0.0
Release Date
October 10, 1942
Duration
11 min
Status
Released
Language
en
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.
Casts
Narrator (voice)
John Nesbitt
Dr. Christiaan Eijkman
Stephen McNally
Secretary (uncredited)
Dorothy Morris
Scientist (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
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