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The Magic Alphabet
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The Magic Alphabet

1942-10-10 · 11 min · ★ 6.5

Drama

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.

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Directors
Jacques Tourneur
Production companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

John NesbittNarrator (voice)
Stephen McNallyStephen McNallyDr. Christiaan Eijkman
Dorothy MorrisDorothy MorrisSecretary (uncredited)
Emmett VoganEmmett VoganScientist (uncredited)

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