The Seesaw and the Shoes 1945

The Seesaw and the Shoes

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NR
Drama Documentary History

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.

Top Billed 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)

Release Date 1945-05-05
Runtime 11m
Director Douglas Foster
Producer
Writer Rosemary Foster