The Magic Alphabet

The Magic Alphabet

11 mins | Drama | Oct. 10, 1942

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.

The Magic Alphabet

11 mins | Drama | Oct. 10, 1942

The Magic Alphabet
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.
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title The Magic Alphabet
Directors Jacques Tourneur
Writers Robert Lopez

Cast

John Nesbitt

as Narrator (voice)

Stephen McNally

as Dr. Christiaan Eijkman

Dorothy Morris

as Secretary (uncredited)

Emmett Vogan

as Scientist (uncredited)