The Magic Alphabet (1942)

NR ★ 0.0/10 11 min Drama United States English

Director: Jacques Tourneur

Screenplay by: Robert Lopez
Story by: Robert Lopez

Streaming: Not available

Description

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.

Top Cast

John Nesbitt Narrator (voice)

Stephen McNally Dr. Christiaan Eijkman

Dorothy Morris Secretary (uncredited)

Emmett Vogan Scientist (uncredited)