Magic on a Stick

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

10m1946NRTMDb 8.0

English

Crew and Cast

Cy Endfield

Cy EndfieldDirector

John NesbittNarrator (voice)

Paul Langton

Paul LangtonJohn Walker

Jacqueline White

Jacqueline WhiteMrs. John Walker

Storyline

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

Magic on a Stick poster

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Info

Status: Released
Released: 19 January 1946
Runtime: 10m
Rating: NR
TMDB score: 8.0 / 10 (2 votes)

Production

Director: Cy Endfield
Writers: Charles Larson
Studios: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Countries: United States of America

Languages

Original: English
Spoken: English