The Magic Alphabet (1942)

ALL 10/10/1942 (en) Drama 11 Min
  • Release
    10/10/1942
  • Production
    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Rotten tomato
    0%
  • Original title
    The Magic Alphabet
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

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.

  1. Jacques Tourneur

    Director

  2. Robert Lopez

    Story

  3. Harry Komer

    Editor

  4. John Nesbitt

    Producer



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  1. John Nesbitt

    Narrator (voice)

  2. Stephen McNally

    Dr. Christiaan Eijkman

  3. Dorothy Morris

    Secretary (uncredited)

  4. Emmett Vogan

    Scientist (uncredited)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 4 , Crews : 7

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The Magic Alphabet (1942) 11 Min

ALL 10/10/1942 (en)
Drama
  • Release 10/10/1942
  • Production
    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Original title The Magic Alphabet
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

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.

  1. Jacques Tourneur

    Director

  2. Robert Lopez

    Story

  3. Harry Komer

    Editor

  4. John Nesbitt

    Producer