Magic on a Stick
This MGM Passing Parade series short recounts how English chemist John Walker invented the wooden friction match during the 1820s.
Top Cast

John Nesbitt
as Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)

Paul Langton
as John Walker (uncredited)
John Walker (uncredited)

Jacqueline White
as Mrs. John Walker (uncredited)
Mrs. John Walker (uncredited)
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