![The Magic Alphabet Poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500//hZcRXNhwEfvng2xqBaH3k6iD6ac.jpg)
The Magic Alphabet
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October 10, 1942
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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.
Featured Crew
Jacques Tourneur
Director
John Nesbitt
Producer
Robert Lopez
Story
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Cast
![John Nesbitt](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//yKGHIGmZ1Lr1pYvpDmBPcOqm0nB.jpg)
John Nesbitt
Narrator (voice)
![Stephen McNally](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//hh7uuME00QwzrPfj3OztsqWHGrN.jpg)
Stephen McNally
Dr. Christiaan Eijkman
![Dorothy Morris](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//cQP4AyxKXXaGFUMXpjCmyrphUoD.jpg)
Dorothy Morris
Secretary (uncredited)
![Emmett Vogan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//gKDRfOG9zZ5lOrNceUSIDI4ZbUh.jpg)
Emmett Vogan
Scientist (uncredited)