The Magic Alphabet (1942)
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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John Nesbitt
as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
Stephen McNally
as Dr. Christiaan Eijkman
as Dr. Christiaan Eijkman
Dorothy Morris
as Secretary (uncredited)
as Secretary (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
as Scientist (uncredited)
as Scientist (uncredited)
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Jacques Tourneur
Director
Director
John Nesbitt
Producer
Producer
Robert Lopez
Story
Story
Robert Lopez
Screenplay
Screenplay
Alvin Wyckoff
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Harry Komer
Editor
Editor
Paul Youngblood
Art Direction
Art Direction
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