The Seesaw and the Shoes

Name: The Seesaw and the Shoes
Genre: Drama, Documentary, History
Released: 1945
Duration: 11 min
Rating: 6.5

1945 · 11 min

Drama · Documentary · History

★ 6.5

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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.

Crew

Director Douglas Foster
Writer Rosemary Foster

Cast

J
John Nesbitt
Narrator
Arthur Space
Charles Goodyear (uncredited)
H
Helen Dickson
One of Goodyear's Guests (uncredited)
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
Bit Part (uncredited)
S
Sheldon Jett
One of Goodyear's Guests (uncredited)

Crew

Director — Douglas Foster
Writer — Rosemary Foster

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