Seeing Hands

Seeing Hands

Movie 1943-07-03 11m War Drama
★ 6.3 / 10 · 9 votes

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.

Status
Released
Released
1943-07-03
Runtime
11m
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Country
United States of America
Language
English
Links
IMDb, Wikidata, Letterboxd

Awards

Nominated for 1 Academy Award

Academy Awards 1 nominated

  • 1944 Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel Nominated Pete Smith

Award data from Wikidata (CC0). Coverage may be incomplete.

Director
Gunther von Fritsch
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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