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.
- Year : 1942
- Country : United States of America
- Genre : Drama
- Studio : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Keyword : physician, discovery, nutrition, vitamins
- Director : Jacques Tourneur
- Cast : John Nesbitt, Stephen McNally, Dorothy Morris, Emmett Vogan