
The Magic Alphabet
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.
Genre: Drama
Actors: John Nesbitt, Stephen McNally, Dorothy Morris
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Country: United States