Synopsis
This MGM Passing Parade series short recounts how English chemist John Walker invented the wooden friction match during the 1820s.
Movie Information
- Director
- Cy Endfield
- Writers
- Charles Larson
- Release Year
- 1946
- Runtime
- 10 minutes
- Genre
- History
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 8.0 / 10 (2 votes)
Top Cast
John Nesbitt
Narrator (voice)
Paul Langton
John Walker (uncredited)
Jacqueline White
Mrs. John Walker (uncredited)
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