Seeing Hands

Seeing Hands

11 mins | Drama, War | July 3, 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.

Seeing Hands

11 mins | Drama, War | July 3, 1943

Seeing Hands
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.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title Seeing Hands
Directors Gunther von Fritsch
Writers Joe Ansen

Cast

Pete Smith

as Narrator (voice)

Russell Gleason

as Ben Helwig (uncredited)

Barbara Bedford

as Ben's Mother (uncredited)

William Bishop

as Man Pulling Lamp Cord (uncredited)

Robert Frazer

as John Downin (uncredited)

George McFarland

as Boy Leading Initiation (uncredited)