Seeing Hands (1943)
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.
Director: Gunther von Fritsch
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Pete Smith as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
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Russell Gleason as Ben Helwig (uncredited) |
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Barbara Bedford as Ben's Mother (uncredited) |
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William Bishop as Man Pulling Lamp Cord (uncredited) |
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Robert Frazer as John Downin (uncredited) |
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George McFarland as Fatty, Boy Leading Initiation (uncredited) |
| Directing | Gunther von Fritsch | Director |
| Production | Pete Smith | Producer |
| Writing | Joe Ansen | Writer |
| Sound | Joseph Nussbaum | Orchestrator |
| Art | Richard Duce | Art Direction |
| Camera | Lester White | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Max Terr | Music |
| Editing | Philip W. Anderson | Editor |