The Magic Alphabet(1942)
6.5(2)11m1942-10-10
Drama
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.
- Director:
- Jacques Tourneur
- Writers:
- Robert Lopez, Robert Lopez
- Producers:
- John Nesbitt
- Cinematographer:
- Alvin Wyckoff
- Production:
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Status:
- Released
Cast
John Nesbitt
Narrator (voice)
Stephen McNally
Dr. Christiaan Eijkman
Dorothy Morris
Secretary (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
Scientist (uncredited)
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