Watch Seeing Hands (1943) Online Free
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.
Cast
Pete Smith, Russell Gleason, Barbara Bedford, William Bishop, Robert Frazer, George McFarland
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