The Magic Alphabet [397018] Released: 1942-10-10 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 11 mins Popularity: 0.3957 Vote Average: 0 Vote Count: 0 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. Cast [4] John NesbittNarrator Stephen McNallyDr. Christiaan E Dorothy MorrisSecretary Emmett VoganScientist Trailers