DramaTime
Back

Magic on a Stick

1946·0h 10m·Released

8.0
History

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)

Details

Release Date
1946-01-19
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

More Like This

Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York

Drama·2002

The Promised Land

The Promised Land

Drama·1975

A Film in the Theatre

A Film in the Theatre

Drama·2022

Ablaze

Ablaze

Drama·2019

The Great Chicago Adventure

The Great Chicago Adventure

History·2015

Mr. Whitney Had a Notion

Mr. Whitney Had a Notion

History·1949

The Colossus of Rhodes

The Colossus of Rhodes

Adventure·1961

The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story

The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story

History·1993

The Gutenberg Enigma

The Gutenberg Enigma

Documentary·2017

Strange Testament

Strange Testament

History·1941