The Magic Alphabet (1942)
• October 10th, 1942 • 0h 11min
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.
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