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Magic on a Stick

19466.0 / 1010 min
History

Overview

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

Cast

John Nesbitt

John Nesbitt

Narrator (voice)

Paul Langton

Paul Langton

John Walker (uncredited)

Jacqueline White

Jacqueline White

Mrs. John Walker (uncredited)

Crew

Cy Endfield

Cy Endfield

Director

John Nesbitt

John Nesbitt

Producer

Max Terr

Max Terr

Music

Richard Duce

Richard Duce

Art Direction

Albert Glasser

Albert Glasser

Orchestrator

Charles Larson

Charles Larson

Writer

Harold Lipstein

Harold Lipstein

Director of Photography

Tom Biggart

Tom Biggart

Editor