Magic on a Stick
This MGM Passing Parade series short recounts how English chemist John Walker invented the wooden friction match during the 1820s.
This MGM Passing Parade series short recounts how English chemist John Walker invented the wooden friction match during the 1820s.
John Nesbitt
Narrator (voice)
Paul Langton
John Walker (uncredited)
Jacqueline White
Mrs. John Walker (uncredited)
This MGM Passing Parade series short recounts how English chemist John Walker invented the wooden friction match during the 1820s.
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