Magic on a Stick

19460h 10m★ 8.0Dir. Cy Endfield

History

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

Cast

John Nesbitt

Narrator (voice)

Paul Langton

John Walker (uncredited)

Jacqueline White

Mrs. John Walker (uncredited)

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