The Magic Alphabet
The Magic Alphabet
★ 6.5/10•1942•11m•NR•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.
Jacques Tourneur · Director
Robert Lopez · Screenplay
StatusReleased
Runtime11m
LanguageEN
Release DateOct 10, 1942
StatusReleased
Runtime11m
LanguageEN
Release DateOct 10, 1942
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Actors
John Nesbitt
Narrator (voice)
Stephen McNally
Dr. Christiaan Eijkman
Dorothy Morris
Secretary (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
Scientist (uncredited)
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