The Magic Alphabet

The Magic Alphabet

0 | 1942-10-10 | 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 Crew

Jacques Tourneur Director
Robert Lopez Screenplay
Robert Lopez Story
John Nesbitt Producer
Alvin Wyckoff Director of Photography
Harry Komer Editor
Paul Youngblood Art Direction

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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