CinemaOSMovie · 1945 · 0h 11m · NR

The Seesaw and the Shoes

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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.

Directed byDouglas Foster

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 11m
Language
EN
Released
May 5, 1945
Studios
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Featuring

Cast & crew

5 credited
Starring

John Nesbitt

Narrator

Arthur Space

Arthur Space

Charles Goodyear (uncredited)

Helen Dickson

One of Goodyear's Guests (uncredited)

Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

Bit Part (uncredited)

Sheldon Jett

One of Goodyear's Guests (uncredited)

Creative team
Directed by
Douglas Foster
Written by
Rosemary Foster

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