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The Magic Alphabet

The Magic Alphabet (1942)

0h 11m | PG-13

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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

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Cast

John Nesbitt

John Nesbitt

as Narrator (voice)

Stephen McNally

Stephen McNally

as Dr. Christiaan Eijkman

Dorothy Morris

Dorothy Morris

as Secretary (uncredited)

Emmett Vogan

Emmett Vogan

as Scientist (uncredited)