The Magic Alphabet (1942)

The Magic Alphabet (1942)

1942-10-10 United States of America 11 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

John Nesbitt is Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Stephen McNally is Dr. Christiaan Eijkman
Dr. Christiaan Eijkman
Dorothy Morris is Secretary (uncredited)
Secretary (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan is Scientist (uncredited)
Scientist (uncredited)