Jan 19, 1946
10 min
Full-HD

Magic on a Stick (1946)

This MGM Passing Parade series short recounts how English chemist John Walker invented the wooden friction match during the 1820s.

Category

History

Country

United States of America

Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

John Nesbitt

Narrator (voice)

Paul Langton

John Walker (uncredited)

Jacqueline White

Mrs. John Walker (uncredited)

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