Magic on a Stick (1946)

Genre : History

Runtime : 10M

Director : Cy Endfield

Synopsis

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

Actors

John Nesbitt
John Nesbitt
Narrator (voice)
Paul Langton
Paul Langton
John Walker (uncredited)
Jacqueline White
Jacqueline White
Mrs. John Walker (uncredited)

Crews

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

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