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.
Cast
Crew
Director
Jacques Tourneur
Writer
Robert Lopez, Robert Lopez
Producer
John Nesbitt
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Keywords
physiciandiscoverynutritionvitamins