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The Magic Alphabet

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Calorie Rating: 15
Released: 1942-10-10
MPAA Rating: NR
Running Time: 11 Minutes
Studios: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,


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.

Director / Directors



Cast

John Nesbitt
Character: Narrator (voice)
Stephen McNally
Character: Dr. Christiaan Eijkman
Dorothy Morris
Character: Secretary (uncredited)

Emmett Vogan
Character: Scientist (uncredited)


Production and Crew

Robert Lopez
Screenplay

Alvin Wyckoff
Director of Photography
Paul Youngblood
Art Direction