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Magic on a Stick

Magic on a Stick

★ 8.0/10•1946•10m•NR•History
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This MGM Passing Parade series short recounts how English chemist John Walker invented the wooden friction match during the 1820s.

Cy Endfield · Director

Charles Larson · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime10m
LanguageEN
Release DateJan 19, 1946

Actors

John Nesbitt

Narrator (voice)

Paul Langton

Paul Langton

John Walker (uncredited)

Jacqueline White

Jacqueline White

Mrs. John Walker (uncredited)

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