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The Magic Alphabet
The Magic Alphabet

The Magic Alphabet

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Drama

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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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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

11 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

10 October 1942

Country

United States of America

Cast

John Nesbitt

John Nesbitt

Narrator (voice)

Stephen McNally

Stephen McNally

Dr. Christiaan Eijkman

Dorothy Morris

Dorothy Morris

Secretary (uncredited)

Emmett Vogan

Emmett Vogan

Scientist (uncredited)

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