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.
- Year: 1942
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Keyword: physician, discovery, nutrition, vitamins
- Director: Jacques Tourneur
- Cast: John Nesbitt, Stephen McNally, Dorothy Morris, Emmett Vogan