The Magic Alphabet (1942)
0h 11m | PG-13
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.
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre: Drama
Video: 720p
Cast
John Nesbitt
as Narrator (voice)
Stephen McNally
as Dr. Christiaan Eijkman
Dorothy Morris
as Secretary (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
as Scientist (uncredited)