Seeing Hands (1943)

07/03/1943 (US) • 11m

War, Drama

Overview

This serious Pete Smith Specialty series entry encourages industry to hire people with disabilities to help with the war effort. As a boy, Ben Helwig was blinded in an accident while playing baseball. He eventually acquired a guide dog and now works in a defense plant.

Top Billed Cast

Pete Smith

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Russell Gleason

Ben Helwig (uncredited)

Barbara Bedford

Ben's Mother (uncredited)

William Bishop

Man Pulling Lamp Cord (uncredited)

Robert Frazer

John Downin (uncredited)

George McFarland

Fatty, Boy Leading Initiation (uncredited)


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

war propaganda

disability

blindness

war effort

physical disability

defense plant

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