Movie: Seeing Hands

Top 6 Billed Cast

Pete Smith
Pete Smith

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Russell Gleason
Russell Gleason

Ben Helwig (uncredited)

Barbara Bedford
Barbara Bedford

Ben's Mother (uncredited)

William Bishop
William Bishop

Man Pulling Lamp Cord (uncredited)

Robert Frazer
Robert Frazer

John Downin (uncredited)

George McFarland
George McFarland

Fatty, Boy Leading Initiation (uncredited)

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1943-07-03

  • Average

    6.25

  • Rating:

    3.1 starts
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  • Languages:

    English
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