Seeing Hands

Seeing Hands

1943•11m•6.3/10

WarDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.3/10(8)

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.

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Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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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