The Seesaw and the Shoes poster
Movie194511 minReleasedUS NR

The Seesaw and the Shoes

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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EN
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Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Scope
11 min
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John Nesbitt

Narrator

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Arthur Space

Charles Goodyear (uncredited)

#3

Helen Dickson

One of Goodyear's Guests (uncredited)

#4

Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

Bit Part (uncredited)

#5

Sheldon Jett

One of Goodyear's Guests (uncredited)

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RF

Rosemary Foster

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DF

Douglas Foster

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TMDB Score

7.0

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Certification

US NR

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