
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)