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Magic on a Stick

Magic on a Stick

Cy Endfield

1946

  • History
8.0

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

Cast & crew

  • Cy EndfieldDirector
  • John NesbittNarrator (voice)
  • Paul LangtonJohn Walker (uncredited)
  • Jacqueline WhiteMrs. John Walker (uncredited)

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