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Magic on a Stick

1946•Released•Movie dossier

Magic on a Stick

★ 8.02 votes•0h 10m

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

History

Director

Cy Endfield

Status

Released

Budget

N/A

Revenue

N/A

The cast

People behind the story

N/A

John Nesbitt

Narrator (voice)

Paul Langton

Paul Langton

John Walker (uncredited)

Jacqueline White

Jacqueline White

Mrs. John Walker (uncredited)

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