The Magic Alphabet
1942 | 11m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | Jacques Tourneur |
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| Writer: | Robert Lopez |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 10, 1942 |
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| Director: | Jacques Tourneur |
| Writer: | Robert Lopez |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | physician, discovery, nutrition, vitamins |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: May 06, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Nesbitt | Narrator (voice) |
| Stephen McNally | Dr. Christiaan Eijkman |
| Dorothy Morris | Secretary (uncredited) |
| Emmett Vogan | Scientist (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Robert Lopez | Story, Screenplay |
| Harry Komer | Editor |
| Paul Youngblood | Art Direction |
| Jacques Tourneur | Director |
| Alvin Wyckoff | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| John Nesbitt | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
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| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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