The Seesaw and the Shoes

The Seesaw and the Shoes (1945)


  • Genre: Drama, Documentary, History
  • Release Date: 1945-05-05
  • Runtime: 0h 11min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Douglas Foster

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Summary

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.

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  • John Nesbitt

    as Narrator
  • Arthur Space

    as Charles Goodyear (uncredited)
  • Helen Dickson

    as One of Goodyear's Guests (uncredited)
  • Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

    as Bit Part (uncredited)
  • Sheldon Jett

    as One of Goodyear's Guests (uncredited)
Writing Rosemary Foster Writer
Directing Douglas Foster Director