Magic on a Stick(1946)
This MGM Passing Parade series short recounts how English chemist John Walker invented the wooden friction match during the 1820s.
Movie: Magic on a Stick
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Narrator (voice)
John Walker (uncredited)
Mrs. John Walker (uncredited)
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