19 January 1946 History 10 mins
This MGM Passing Parade series short recounts how English chemist John Walker invented the wooden friction match during the 1820s.
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John Nesbitt as Narrator (voice)
Paul Langton as John Walker (uncredited)
Jacqueline White as Mrs. John Walker (uncredited)
Passing Parade No. 57: Magic on a Stick Trailer
United States 19 January 1946
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