The Magic Alphabet

The Magic Alphabet

1942
⏱️ 11 minutes
📅 Released
🌐 EN
Drama
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.

Crew

Director
Jacques Tourneur
Writer
Robert Lopez, Robert Lopez
Producer
John Nesbitt

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Keywords

physiciandiscoverynutritionvitamins