Magic on a Stick

Magic on a Stick

1946 History • 6.0 • 10 min

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

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Cast

John Nesbitt
John Nesbitt
Narrator (voice)
 Paul Langton
Paul Langton
John Walker (uncredited)
 Jacqueline White
Jacqueline White
Mrs. John Walker (uncredited)

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