Half a House Hills theater in 1976 was to qualify the song for Oscars. Prints of the film were scarce and a commercial recording was not available to send to Academy members, so Fain and Webster set up a phone number members could call to hear the song. Eddie Albert performed the song on the 49th Academy Awards telecast. Half a House Half a House is a 1976 comedy film directed by Brice Mack, produced by Lenke Romanszky and released theatrically in the U.S. by Rampart Releasing. It stars Anthony Eisley and Pat Delaney as a separated married couple who divide up living
A Class Divided Class Divided" also demonstrates that "The Eye of the Storm" and the lessons it demonstrates have been widely used in other schools, government, the business world, and correctional systems across the country. The latter is evidenced by scenes in New York's Green Haven Correctional Facility, where "Eye" is shown to a class taught by a sociology professor, and in Iowa, where Ms. Elliott is shown presenting her "blue eyes/brown eyes" lesson to employees of the state's corrections department. "Frontline's" presentation of "A Class Divided" earned PBS an Emmy Award in 1986 for Outstanding Informational, Cultural or Historical Programming" (program length).