1920-1953AMERICAN ICONS
HELEN KELLER PLAYS HERSELF AS THIS FILM TRACES HER CAREER FROM BIRTH TO AGE 76, SHOWING IN DETAIL HOW THE BLIND, DEAF & MUTE CHILD OVERCAME ALMOST INSUPERABLE HANDICAPS TO BECOME ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREAT FIGURES. SOME OF MISS KELLER'S FAMOUS FRIENDS APPEAR. PATTY DUKE ASTIN APPEARS AT BEGINNING OF FILM SHOWING SOME OF HELEN'S BELONGINGS AND WITH THE OSCAR STATUE THAT THIS DOCUMENTARY WON. COVERS HELEN'S LIFE UP TO 1953.
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OLDER HELEN KELLER READS A BRAILLE BOOK.
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CU WOMAN'S FEET WALKING. POLLY THOMPSON.
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SIGN LANGUAGE. HELEN TOUCHES AND SMELLS OBJECT.
HELEN PUTS HER HAND ON WOMAN'S MOUTH TO READ HER LIPS BY TOUCH. |
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HELEN KELLER TALKS.
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CU TRANSLATED BOOK OF HELEN KELLER'S LIFE.
PHOTOGRAPHS OF HER YOUTH. PHOTO OF ANNIE SULLIVAN. HELEN'S HANDWRITING. |
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CU HAND DOES SIGN LANGUAGE WHILE HELEN HOLDS HAND TO FEEL.
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HELEN KELLER AS A WRITER. MONTAGE BOOKS &
ARTICLES WRITTEN BY HELEN KELLER |
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SCENIC STONE FENCE. STONE WALL
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ANN SULLIVAN AND HUSBAND, JOHN MASON PHOTOGRAPHS.
PHOTOS OF HELEN WITH MARK TWAIN, ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL. |
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CU HANDS APPLAUD. AUDIENCE APPLAUDS.
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LETTERS PILE UP.
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POLLY THOMPSON IN PHOTOGRAPH. IN HOLLYWOOD. PHOTO WITH DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS AND MARY PICKFORD.
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"DELIVERANCE". SILENT FILM IN WHICH HELEN APPEARED. HELEN WRITES, TYPES. DANCING WITH MAN.
HELEN WITH HER MOTHER AND BROTHER IN GARDEN. HELEN TAKES A RIDE IN AN AIRPLANE. PEOPLE LOOK UP. HELEN BLOWS TRUMPET HORN. |
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CU FLASHING NEON SIGN "PALACE"
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TILT DOWN LIST OF SHOWS, PALACE THEATER LIST INCLUDING HELEN KELLER
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STAGE ENTRANCE. HELEN IN DRESSING ROOM.
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ANNIE SULLIVAN TALKS IN MOVIETONE NEWSREEL.
ONLY RECORDING OF ANNIE'S VOICE. ANNIE WITH HELEN'S HAND ON HER FACE. HELEN REPEATS ANNIE'S SPEECH SOUNDS. HELEN'S FIRST SENTENCE, "I AM NOT DUMB NOW". |
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BLIND CHILDREN AT BLIND SCHOOL READING BRAILLE BLIND BOY WALKING.
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ARTICLES OF HELEN KELLER SPEAKING OUT AGAINST VD. PHOTOS WITH HOOVER, COOLIDGE.
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HELEN DRESSED AS INDIAN WITH INDIAN CHIEF.
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STILLS OF HELEN WITH ALL THE GREATS OF LITERATURE AND ART.
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HELEN WITH MOLLY ON STEAM SHIPS, TRAVELING THE WORLD ON BEHALF OF THE HANDICAPPED.
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NEWSREEL STORY OF HELEN IN AUSTRALIA. COMES DOWN AIRPLANE STEPS.
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HELEN KELLER MAKES SPEECH TO DEAF CHILDREN. KIDS WEAR HEADSETS.
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SCHOOL FOR BLIND CHILDREN. HELEN MEETS ANOTHER BLIND & DEAF WOMAN.
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HELEN IN TEL AVIV, ISRAEL. VILLAGE FOR THE BLIND.
SEEING EYE DOG. |
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HELEN IN SOUTH AFRICA. JOHANNESBURG. IN SCHOOL FOR DEAF. CHILDREN PERFORM MUSICAL PIECE.
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NUNS IN TOKYO, JAPAN. ARRIVES ON SHIP. YOUNG JAPANESE GIRLS SING. HELEN GOES TO HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI. LAYS FLOWERS. AT JAPANESE SHRINE DEDICATED TO ANNIE SULLIVAN.
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TAPE ENDS
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