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