
Synopsis & Context
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.
Title Dossier
- Original Title
- The Magic Alphabet
- Release
- October 10, 1942
- Screen Time
- 11min
- Rating
- NR
- Direction
- Jacques Tourneur
- Original Language
- English
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Production Status
- Released
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