The Magic Alphabet

194211mNo ratings yet

Drama

Overview

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.

Keywords

discovery
physician
nutrition
vitamins

Details

Status: Released
Release date: October 10, 1942
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast: Emmett Vogan,Stephen McNally,John Nesbitt,Dorothy Morris
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Writer: Robert Lopez
Producer: John Nesbitt
Cinematography: Alvin Wyckoff
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0126408