Half Angel
1936
The Seesaw and the Shoes
5/5/1945 0h 11m 0.0/10
Overview
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.
Director
Douglas Foster
Top Billed Cast
John Nesbitt
Narrator
Arthur Space
Charles Goodyear (uncredited)
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
Bit Part (uncredited)
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Helen Dickson
One of Goodyear's Guests (uncredited)
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Sheldon Jett
One of Goodyear's Guests (uncredited)
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