The Magic Alphabet
6.4
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.
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Cast
9 people
John Nesbitt
Narrator (voice)
Also in
Souvenirs of Death
It Looks Like Rain
Stephen McNally
Dr. Christiaan Eijkman
Known for
Winchester '73
Criss Cross
Jacques Tourneur
Robert López
Harry Komer
Dorothy Morris
Secretary (uncredited)
Known for
Seconds
Alvin Wyckoff
Emmett Vogan
Scientist (uncredited)
Known for
The Mummy's Ghost
Paul Youngblood
Jacques Tourneur Director · Robert Lopez Screenplay Alvin Wyckoff Cinematographer
United States release October 10, 1942 · Produced in United States
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Distribution
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 10, 1942
Theatrical
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