The Magic Alphabet

Name: The Magic Alphabet
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Genre: Drama
Released: 1942-10-10
Duration: 11 min
Cast: John Nesbitt, Stephen McNally, Dorothy Morris, Emmett Vogan

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1942 · 11 min · NR · Drama · TMDB 6.5/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Jacques Tourneur

Cast

John Nesbitt — Narrator (voice)
Stephen McNally — Dr. Christiaan Eijkman
Dorothy Morris — Secretary (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan — Scientist (uncredited)