Magic on a Stick poster

Magic on a Stick

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History

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

Directed by Cy Endfield

CAST

The people behind the story

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John NesbittNarrator (voice)

Paul Langton

Paul LangtonJohn Walker (uncredited)

Jacqueline White

Jacqueline WhiteMrs. John Walker (uncredited)

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