1946 0h 10m · History · ★ 8.0

Magic on a Stick

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

Director Cy Endfield

Writer Charles Larson

Top Billed Cast

John Nesbitt

Narrator (voice)

Paul Langton

John Walker (uncredited)

Jacqueline White

Mrs. John Walker (uncredited)

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Status Released

Original Language en

Budget $0

Revenue $0

Keywords

fire inventor invention flame matches matchstick

Magic on a Stick

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