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The Magic Alphabet

6.5194211mNRMovieDrama

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.

DirectorJacques Tourneur
WriterRobert Lopez
ProducerJohn Nesbitt

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Cast · Directed by Jacques Tourneur

JN
John Nesbitt
Narrator (voice)
SMStephen McNally
Stephen McNally
Dr. Christiaan Eijkman
DMDorothy Morris
Dorothy Morris
Secretary (uncredited)
EVEmmett Vogan
Emmett Vogan
Scientist (uncredited)

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The Magic Alphabet — streaming FAQ

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The Magic Alphabet hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around November 28, 1942. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.