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Seeing Hands

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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.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 1943-07-03

Runtime: 11 mins

Director: Gunther von Fritsch

Writer: Joe Ansen

Spoken language: English

Genres: War, Drama

Original title: Seeing Hands

Production Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Countries: United States of America

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