The Magic Alphabet

194211m

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.

Production

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Cast

Photo of John Nesbitt

John Nesbitt

Narrator (voice)

Photo of Stephen McNally

Stephen McNally

Dr. Christiaan Eijkman

Photo of Dorothy Morris

Dorothy Morris

Secretary (uncredited)

Photo of Emmett Vogan

Emmett Vogan

Scientist (uncredited)

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