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Magic on a Stick

Jan 19, 1946 · 10m
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PLOT

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

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CAST

John Nesbitt
Narrator (voice)
Paul Langton
John Walker (uncredited)
Jacqueline White
Mrs. John Walker (uncredited)
Directed by Cy Endfield

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Country
US

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