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Edward R. Feil, Naomi Feil, Julius Weil, Helen Kahn Weil
Summary:
Shows Ed, Naomi, and the Weils at an outdoor dedication ceremony for a memorial in honor of Cornelia Schnurmann. Shows several people addressing a crowd, including Julius Weil. Schunurman was a colleague of the Weils at Montefiore who helped them develop innovative programs for the treatment of the elderly. After her death in 1960, Julius Weil served as executor and administrator of her estate.
Travelogue documenting Bailey's trip to Denmark circa 1971. Primarily shows a harbor with glaciers, local flora, and village life. Shots of men working on boats and doing construction.
Film opens with footage from a trip to Ontario (possibly a fishing trip). Footage taken while sailing in a motorboat with several unidentified men. The group later toasts food over a fire. A car drives past a building reading "Town of Fort Frances Public Utilities". The filmmaker boards a plane at Einarson Bros. Flying Service in Minnesota and films the flight from the window.
Cut to the Bixler home at 8235 Washington Boulevard in Indianapolis. Shows Lynn and Nelle at home ; Lynn playing the piano ; the family decorating a Christmas tree. The camera then takes a tour of the interior of the Bixler home, showing the decor ; the entire family poses in front of the camera.
Lynn and Donald in the backyard during the springtime ; the family takes a scenic picnic ; Lynn riding a pony, led by Nelle. Ends with more footage taken through the clouds aboard an airplane.
Shows the Bixler family touring various attractions around Washington DC, including: the White House, Jefferson Memorial, Mount Vernon, Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Capitol Building, and the Supreme Court Building. The family then visits Colonial Williamsburg.
Opens with a shot of Nelle and Lynn ; footage of Ft. Lauderdale beach with a pier ; small boats in a harbor taken from the water ; views of palm trees and waterfront homes as the camera sails by.
Cut to the Bixler's home in Indianapolis during wintertime ; scenes of snow covered streets ; Nelle shoveling the walk while Lynn plays.
Cut to Nelle with Lynn, holding a dog, posing for the camera along a riverbank and walking through the woods at Clifty Falls State Park (Madison, IN) ; Lynn and friend on a jungle gym ; views of Washington Boulevard (their street) with spring flowers blooming.
Nelle and Donald and a younger man riding in the back of a boat with a confederate flag ; people at a busy swimming pool and a girl (probably Lynn) receiving a swimming lesson ; the Bixlers attending a large picnic ; more scenes in the yard ; children getting on a schoolbus.
Opens with footage of an unidentified dam. Briefly shows exterior of Chrysler transmission plant in Kokomo.
Film mostly shows construction projects in various stages filmed across the seasons. Lots of footage of men working and close-ups of machinery. One site is Eastgate Shopping Center in Indianapolis. Another appears to be a stadium or racetrack.
Harold S. Feil, Edward R. Feil, Naomi Feil, Nellie Feil, Jonathan Hellerstein, Kathryn Hellerstein, Beth Hellerstein, Mary Feil Hellerstein, George Feil
Summary:
A biographical film made by Edward Feil for his father, Harold's 90th birthday. The audio is an oral history recording of Harold speaking. Dr. Harold Feil was born in Bay Shore, Long Island, New York on June 26, 1889. He served in World War I and later went on to become a prominent cardiologist based in Cleveland, Ohio. He was a pioneer in the field of electrocardiography and in 1947, Dr. Feil, along with Dr. Claude Beck and Dr. Walter Pritchard, performed the first successful defibrillation of the human heart with long-term survival.
Edward R. Feil, Edward G. Feil, Ken Feil, Naomi Feil, Beth Rubin
Summary:
Home movie of the family and two friends sitting by a fence and watching a horse in a pasture. All have art supplies and make drawings of the horse. Later, Eddie, Kenny, and a group of children stand in someone's front yard. The house has Halloween decorations. Ends with footage of Eddie waiting at the school bus stop with other children.
Home movie taken at the Wilkinson family home in Western Springs, Illinois. Bernadine Bailey's nephew, Paul Freeman Wilkinson, can be seen wearing a crown and playing with a toy sword. There is an couple and two other children with Paul, but their relation to the Wilkinson family is unknown.
Depicted here is a family road trip through the western United States of America. Some highlights include older ladies having a snowball fight, the Rock Mountains, mountain streams and rivers, picnics being enjoyed in parks, and small towns seen from a distance.
Black and white footage of girls of various ages in school uniforms playing tennis and other games. Shows a sign reading "Falmouth High School for Girls". Possibly taken in Cornwall, England.
Home movie taken circa 1965 in an unknown location, likely in Illinois. Shows men on tractors working in a field and using farm machinery to plant crops.
Compilation reel of home movies of the Feil family spanning 1953 to 1970. Shows many short scenes with frequent cuts.
1953: Maren's sister Ann Leslie pushing baby Leslie in a carriage and the family gathers around to admire the baby ; Herman and a pregnant Mary playing with baby Kathryn. She then plays with her grandparents, Harold and Nellie ; A close up of the "Gourmet Cooking for Cardiac Diets" title page. This book was written by Nellie under her pen name, Florence Field, with an introduction by Harold ; Footage of Kathryn Hellerstein's first birthday party.
1954: Kathy and Leslie playing in a box while Mary holds baby David.
1957: Leslie, Betsy, and Maren holding baby Ellen arriving at Harold Feil home. Harold opens presents (possibly for his birthday) while surrounded by Leslie, Betsy, David, and Jonathan.
1961: Birthday party for someone, possibly Maren ; children at the Feil home celebrating Christmas and opening presents.
1965: Another birthday party - again it appears Maren is being celebrated. Vicki, Beth, Naomi, and baby Eddie are present.
1970: Joint birthday party for Betsy and Ed Feil.
Edward R. Feil, Naomi Feil, Nellie Feil, Julius Weil, Vicki Rubin, Betsy Feil, Amy Feil, Edward G. Feil, Maren Mansberger Feil, Ellen Feil, Helen Kahn Weil, David Hellerstein, Harold S. Feil, Herman Hellerstein, George H. Feil, Beth Rubin, Ken Feil, George Feil, Daniel Hellerstein, Susan Hellerstein, Beth Hellerstein, Leslie Feil, Kathryn Hellerstein, Mary Feil Hellerstein, Jonathan Hellerstein
Summary:
Compilation reel of home movies from 1964 to 1967, not edited in chronological order.
1967: Birthday party for Nellie Feil (possibly a joint party with Harold). The family gathers at picnic tables in a yard. Vicki presents a birthday cake to Nellie. Naomi holds a baby Kenny. The Weils are in attendance at this party.
1964: Another birthday party for Nellie. Betsy shows pictures of the Beatles to the camera. Daniel and Susan give a card to Nellie. The children mill about and play in the yard.
1965: Dark footage of a party at Harold Feil home. Guests are friends of the elder Feils - possibly an anniversary party.
Film is cut with leader and shots of Ed in his studio, testing filters on the camera lens.
