25 Oct 2004
Binta and the Great Idea
Binta, a little girl from Senegal, tells us about the everyday life in her village, the importance of education for the girls, and about her father's great idea to make the world a better place.
Seeing Hands
This serious Pete Smith Specialty series entry encourages industry to hire people with disabilities to help with the war effort. As a boy, Ben Helwig was blinded in an accident while playing baseball. He eventually acquired a guide dog and now works in a defense plant.
Top Billed Cast
Pete Smith Narrator (voice)
Russell Gleason Ben Helwig
Barbara Bedford Ben's Mother
William Bishop Man Pulling Lamp Cord
Robert Frazer John Downin
George McFarland Fatty, Boy Leading Initiation
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