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The Seesaw and the Shoes

05/05/1945

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0hr 11min

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Drama

,Documentary

,History

STORY

This short shows how two objects led to important discoveries. Children playing with a seesaw inspire French physician Rene Laennec to invent the stethoscope, and a pair of shoes made of caoutchouc lead Charles Goodyear to discover the process for vulcanizing rubber.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • John Nesbitt
  • Arthur Space
  • Helen Dickson
  • Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
  • Sheldon Jett

    INFORMATION

      Production Companies

    • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

      Production Countries

    • United States of America

    LANGUAGES

    • English

    Cast

    John Nesbitt

    Narrator

    Arthur Space

    Charles Goodyear (uncredited)

    Helen Dickson

    One of Goodyear's Guests (uncredited)

    Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

    Bit Part (uncredited)

    Sheldon Jett

    One of Goodyear's Guests (uncredited)