The Magic Alphabet

The Magic Alphabet (1942)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1942-10-10
  • Runtime: 0h 11min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Jacques Tourneur

Summary

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)

  • Stephen McNally

    as Dr. Christiaan Eijkman

  • Dorothy Morris

    as Secretary (uncredited)

  • Emmett Vogan

    as Scientist (uncredited)
Directing Jacques Tourneur Director
Writing Robert Lopez Screenplay
Writing Robert Lopez Story
Camera Alvin Wyckoff Director of Photography
Production John Nesbitt Producer
Art Paul Youngblood Art Direction
Editing Harry Komer Editor

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