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.
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John Nesbitt as Narrator (voice)
Stephen McNally as Dr. Christiaan Eijkman
Dorothy Morris as Secretary (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan as Scientist (uncredited)
Jacques Tourneur Director
Harry Komer Editor
John Nesbitt Producer
Alvin Wyckoff Director of Photography
Passing Parade No. 34: The Magic Alphabet Trailer
United States 10 October 1942
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