Hallmark Hall Of Fame

Season 1

Probably the longest-running anthology series on television, the "Hallmark Hall of Fame" has been presenting television dramatizations of famous plays and books, as well as original programs especially written for the series, since 1951.

Where to Watch Season 1

35 Episodes

  • Amahl and the Night Visitors
    E1
    Amahl and the Night VisitorsBroadcast live from New York, Gian Carlo Menotti's Christmas story was the first opera commissioned for television, and was repeated in several subsequent telecasts.
  • Doctor Serocold
    E2
    Doctor SerocoldA Hollywood press agent is assigned to promote a starlet with whom he was once in love.
  • Love Story
    E3
    Love StoryAdaptation of the novel by Helen Ashton.
  • The Big Build-Up
    E4
    The Big Build-UpDramatization of the love affair between Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning.
  • The Story of Roger Williams
    E5
    The Story of Roger WilliamsIn 1631 Roger Williams landed in Boston. He had come to America to find freedom of belief and worship; instead, he found the church here still connected to the church in England and just as oppressive. He refused to join the church in Boston because it still held communion with the Church of England, from which he had just fled. He thought it his duty to renounce all connection with any church that would stain its hands in the blood of the Lord's people.
  • Florence Nightingale
    E6
    Florence NightingaleBiography of Florence Nightingale: her determination to build hospitals and train nurses for the sick and disabled during the Crimean War, her correspondence with the Minister of War, and the letter of appreciation she received from Queen Victoria.
  • Woman with a Sword
    E7
    Woman with a SwordStory of Anna Ella Carroll, prominent member of a Maryland family who served as unofficial but close advisor and special representative to President Lincoln.
  • The Plot to Kidnap General Washington
    E8
    The Plot to Kidnap General WashingtonIrish-American tailor Hercules Mulligan's contribution to the American Revolution.
  • Mistress of the White House
    E9
    Mistress of the White HouseThe story of Dolley Madison.
  • Prelude
    E10
    PreludeThe meeting of George Sand and Frederic Chopin.
  • Juliette Low and the Girl Scouts
    E11
    Juliette Low and the Girl ScoutsThe founding of the Girl Scouts, presented on the occasion of their 40th anniversary.
  • Constitution Island
    E12
    Constitution IslandA salute to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on its 150th anniversary, focusing on Anna Warner's historic gift of Contitution Island to the institution; set in 1907.
  • Harriet Quimby
    E13
    Harriet QuimbyThe story of America's first woman aviator.
  • The Vision of Father Flanagan
    E14
    The Vision of Father FlanaganThe story of Reverend Edward Joseph Flanagan who, as a young priest from Ireland, founded Boys Town, Nebraska, where outcast boys could find the love and care denied them in their own homes.
  • Ordeal by White House
    E15
    Ordeal by White HouseLittle-known incidents in the life of Grover Cleveland.
  • Anne Bradstreet, Puritan Poetess
    E16
    Anne Bradstreet, Puritan PoetessStory of America's first woman author.
  • Miracle in May
    E17
    Miracle in MayDr. Edward Jenner discovers the smallpox vaccination.
  • The Face of Spain
    E18
    The Face of SpainThe life of Francisco Goya; set in Spain, 1786.
  • A Woman for the Ages
    E19
    A Woman for the AgesThe story of Abigail Adams, wife of President John Adams.
  • Reign of Terror
    E20
    Reign of TerrorEliza Monroe, in Paris as the wife of the U.S. Foreign Minister toFrance, obtains Madame Lafayette's release from prison and sentence of death by guillotine.
  • The Magnificent Failure
    E21
    The Magnificent FailureA biography of Louisa May Alcott, ending with her writing of ""Little Women"" in 1860.
  • The King's Author
    E22
    The King's AuthorBiography of Ben Jonson, covering the writing of Eastward ho; set in London, 1606.
  • Nefretiti, Queen of Egypt
    E23
    Nefretiti, Queen of EgyptBiography of Nefretiti, illustrating her life with the Pharoah and her influence on Egyptian history and culture.
  • Mr. and Mrs. Freedom
    E24
    Mr. and Mrs. FreedomThe story of Anna and John Peter Zenger and their fight for freedom of the press.
  • Forgotten Children
    E25
    Forgotten ChildrenA dramatization honouring American educator Martha Berry, founder of Mt. Berry, a Georgia home for mountain people.
  • Our Sister Emily
    E26
    Our Sister EmilyThe story of the Bronte sisters.
  • The Legend of Josiah Blow
    E27
    The Legend of Josiah BlowAn infantryman in the American Revolution lights a firecracker and gets blown into another generation.
  • The Real Glory
    E28
    The Real GloryStory of a town in U.S. taken over by corrupt men due to the neglect of the citizenry.
  • Salvage
    E29
    SalvageAn aging man thinks his usefulness to society is at an end.
  • 21-Plus
    E30
    21-PlusStory of the importance of one vote in an election.
  • The Carlson Legend
    E31
    The Carlson LegendA young state senator runs into a moral problem while conducting a cleanup campaign.
  • The Last Command
    E32
    The Last Command
  • I Lift Up My Lamp
    E33
    I Lift Up My LampA young Czech girl in the U.S. is faced with the choice of returning to her family behind the Iron Curtain or remaining free in the U.S.
  • Crabapple Saint
    E34
    Crabapple SaintStory of Johnny Appleseed, the wanderer who planted trees as he traveled.
  • Refresher Course
    E35
    Refresher CourseStory of a wealthy middle-aged married couple who retrace their honeymoon, and in so doing, regain their love for each other.

 

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