(The Magic Alphabet)

Content: 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.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

11 minutes

Year:

1942

Directors:

Jacques Tourneur

Production companies:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Actors:

Narrator (voice)

Dr. Christiaan Eijkman

Secretary (uncredited)

Scientist (uncredited)

Crews:

Director

Screenplay

Story

Producer

Director of Photography