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Focuses on seven children five to seven years of age with mental ages of four to five, or moderate retardation. Demonstrates their abilities and shows how various educational methods help them to progress. Clearly illustrates the behavioral functioning of children classified as moderately retarded.
Brief travelogue documenting Ed Feil’s trip to London in Fall 1959. Features driving by Palace of Westminster and Big Ben, guards at Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace, Kensington Gardens, and the exterior of Westminster Abbey.
Home movie taken at the 1962 Seattle World's Fair. Shows people entering the "Miracle of Science" exhibition and footage from the observation deck of the newly built Space Needle.
James A. Woodson, William C. Williams, Naomi Feil, Edward R. Feil, Edward Feil Productions, Ohio State Library Board
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Depicts the problems facing a functional illiterate as portrayed in the experiences and feelings of two men who never learned to read well. Shows how the adult reading center of the library aided these men.
Edward R. Feil, Kathryn Hellerstein, Mary Feil Hellerstein, Jonathan Hellerstein, Herman Hellerstein, Susan Hellerstein
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Home movie of a 7th birthday party with friends for Jonathan Hellerstein, child of Ed's sister Mary and Herman Hellerstein. Shows Jonathan blowing out candles on a birthday cake and a group of boys playing in the yard.
Home movie focusing on images from the Yale Dramatic Association (also known as the "Yale Dramat"). Includes scrapbook images of tickets, photos, and newspaper clippings. Ends with blurry footage of what looks like a performance being filmed from the rafters above.
Edward R. Feil, Edward G. Feil, Naomi Feil, Ken Feil
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Home movie of Eddie's 5th birthday party. Shows Eddie, Kenny, and friends playing in the yard and taking turns trying to pop balloons by sitting on them. Inside, Eddie opens his presents from his friends. The film then shows the boys on another day playing with friends (possibly neighbors) in the garage. Naomi picks flowers in the yard and hands a bouquet to Kenny.
Edward R. Feil, Edward G. Feil, Vicki Rubin, Naomi Feil
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A black and white home movie of baby Eddie playing in the living room as a television plays behind him. Vicki joins and tries to get him to dance. Naomi watches from a nearby chair. Ends with Eddie sitting in Ed's lap and putting a hat on his father.
Edward R. Feil, Edward G. Feil, Ken Feil, Maren Mansberger Feil, Amy Feil, Betsy Feil, Nellie Feil, Harold S. Feil, Herman Hellerstein, Naomi Feil, Jonathan Hellerstein, Beth Rubin, George Feil, George H. Feil, Vicki Rubin, Beth Hellerstein
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Black and white home movie of the boys attending a Disney circus. Several Disney characters dance and perform in addition to a man riding a motorcycle on a tightrope, acrobats, and trained dogs. The film is cut in the middle to show the boys at home, eating at the kitchen table, watching TV, and playing with blocks (Kenny does so with his pants off). A brief clip taken on an unknown occasion at the Harold Feil home shows Maren reading to Kenny.
Edward R. Feil, Edward G. Feil, Naomi Feil, Vicki Rubin, Beth Rubin, Ken Feil, Robbie Cohen
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Naomi and Eddie at the airport seeing Vicki off as she boards a plane. Back at the house, a housekeeper, Kenny, and Beth are in the living room as Eddie runs by with no pants on. Next, the film shows a birthday party for Robbie Cohen, a next-door neighbor and friend of Eddie's. The Feils and the Cohens are present at the party. A teenage boy performs magic tricks for the children. Afterwards, the children play in the yard.
Edward R. Feil, Vicki Rubin, Julius Weil, Beth Rubin, Helen Kahn Weil, Edward G. Feil
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Vicki and Beth present Naomi's father, Julius Weil (called Opa), with a birthday cake and he blows out imaginary candles. Vicki then hands him birthday cards to open. Baby Eddie toddles around in the background amidst other party guests.
Edward R. Feil, Mary Feil Hellerstein, Herman Hellerstein, George Feil, Maren Mansberger Feil, Harold S. Feil, Nellie Feil, Stanley M. Feil
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A formal dinner to celebrate the birthday of Stanley Feil, brother of Harold Feil. Shows Uncle Stanley blowing out the candles on a birthday cake. Ed briefly steps out from behind the camera to sit at the table with the family. Ends with a clip of the driveway at the Ed Feil home and their white Volkswagen.
Edward R. Feil, Leslie Feil, Betsy Feil, Ellen Feil, Amy Feil, George H. Feil, George Feil, Maren Mansberger Feil, Kathryn Hellerstein, David Hellerstein, Jonathan Hellerstein, Daniel Hellerstein, Susan Hellerstein, Beth Hellerstein, Ann Leslie Jones
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A Christmas celebration at the George Feil home. Shows the Feil and Hellerstein children opening presents and baby George being given a Raggedy Andy doll. Maren's sister, Ann Leslie, and her family are also in attendance.
Edward R. Feil, Naomi Feil, Beth Rubin, Ken Feil, Edward G. Feil
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Home movie of Beth's birthday party with her friends at the Ed Feil home. Naomi presents Beth with a birthday cake, then she and her friends eat cake at the table. All of the party guests are wearing costumes to represent different countries from around the world. The girls then dance in the living room.
Edward R. Feil, Naomi Feil, Vicki Rubin, Beth Rubin, Kathryn Hellerstein, Betsy Feil, Susan Hellerstein, Beth Hellerstein, Mary Feil Hellerstein, Harold S. Feil, Amy Feil, Ellen Feil, Nellie Feil, Maren Mansberger Feil, George Feil, Herman Hellerstein, Leslie Feil, David Hellerstein, Daniel Hellerstein, Jonathan Hellerstein
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First half of the film shows Kathy Hellerstein’s birthday party (1964) at the Harold Feil home. She opens presents and blows out the candles on her birthday cake. The film then cuts to a celebration for Naomi, where she is presented with a cake that says “Happy Birthday and Welcome Home”. Ed, Vicki, Beth, and the housekeepers pose with her. On another occasion, Gusty, the housekeeper, is given a cake that reads “Happy Birthday to our beloved Gusty”. She then opens presents.
Edward R. Feil, Naomi Feil, Vicki Rubin, Beth Rubin
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Home movie of Vicki horseback riding as Naomi, Beth, and Eddie watch. She rides in a paddock with other children and receives a blue ribbon. Later shows Ed and Eddie building a sandcastle, possibly at Family Camp, while Vicki and a group of teenagers paddle in a canoe. Briefly shows the boys at home, Eddie in a sandbox and a housekeeper holding baby Kenny.
Travelogue taken during Ed Feil's military service. Shows Paris landmarks as seen from a moving car. Ed stops to pose in front of the Eiffel Tower. Also shows footage of a military fire crew at Arles, men at Fort Vitriolerie, Hitler's Eagle's Nest in ruins, and beautiful footage of the Alps.
Home movie of Ed Feil visiting the Seattle World's Fair in May 1962. Shows many highlights of the exhibition in rich and vibrant color. Features footage of the Space Needle, the Eames film "The House of Science", extensive shots of the Science Pavilion in daylight and at night, brilliant neon signs advertising shows at nighttime, the unveiling of the NASA exhibit, the IBM Pavilion, and the exteriors of several national exhibits. Feil captures John Glenn walking by with a police guard while on the observation deck of the Space Needle.
Edward R. Feil, Naomi Feil, Vicki Rubin, Edward G. Feil
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Home movie of Ed Feil biking up and down Byron Road, the street where the family lives. Snow blankets the yards. Interspersed with shots of Naomi walking Tiger, the family dog, who tugs at his leash in an attempt to play.
Home movie of the Feils trip to Washington DC. Footage of driving by the White House, the Lincoln Memorial, and visiting the John F. Kennedy eternal flame at nighttime. Much of the film is very dark and hard to see.
Home movie that primarily shows footage taken from inside an airplane in flight. Shows the plane taking off and landing, as well as scenes of flight attendants at work and aerial views taken form the window. In the middle of the film, there is footage of the boys washing the family's Volkswagen in the driveway.
Home movie of Ed and Eddie participating in Indian Guides, an outdoor adventure group for boys through the YMCA. Shows a group of boys and fathers sledding, riding horses, and walking through the woods outside of Cleveland in the wintertime.
