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The Magic Alphabet (1942)

NR | Oct 10, 1942 (US) | Drama | 00:11

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.

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John Nesbitt
Narrator (voice)
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Stephen McNally
Dr. Christiaan Eijkman
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Dorothy Morris
Secretary (uncredited)
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Emmett Vogan
Scientist (uncredited)

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