Hallmark Hall Of Fame

Season 4

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.

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42 Episodes

  • Dynamite
    E1
    DynamiteThe Swedish-American inventor of dynamite, established before his death the Nobel Prize to be awarded annually for the best work in the field of physics, medicine and chemistry.
  • Do Not Cry For Me
    E2
    Do Not Cry For MeTells the story of the early life of the American composer Stephen Foster. Relates the difficulties Foster encountered when he tried to have his first song performed.
  • A Man of Many Ideas
    E3
    A Man of Many IdeasThe story of John Nelson Wanamaker the 35th United States Postmaster General who was known for buying an abandoned railroad depot and converting it into a department story called "The Grand Depot" which was considered the first department store in Philadelphia.
  • The Reluctant Redeemer
    E4
    The Reluctant RedeemerThe story tells of Moses' upbringing by an Egyptian pharaoh, his killing of a cruel overseer and the flight to Media where he marries. When the voice of God comes from the burning bush he returns to Egypt to free his people. Natalie Wood will be featured as the beloved ot Moses when he was a young man.
  • The Story of Johann Sebastian Bach
    E5
    The Story of Johann Sebastian BachFrom court appointed organist to his triumphant position as Kantor at the Thomasschule his story unfolds as his music was given to the world almost a century after he died after being rediscovered by Felix Mendelssohn.
  • The Immortal Oath
    E6
    The Immortal OathThe tale of Hippocrates, the father of medicine is dramatized.
  • The Yankee Roadblocks
    E7
    The Yankee RoadblocksAn all-male cast set in the Revolutionary War days, the story tells how a hero exposed the plot of Benedict Arnold and save General Washington from being captured by the British.
  • The Lady in the Wings
    E8
    The Lady in the WingsThe widow of the great composer, Edward MacDowell, remembering her happy past, wishes to create a place where artists from all quarters can work in solitude.
  • The Path to Peace
    E9
    The Path to PeaceHorace Greeley's fight for peace is dramatized.
  • A Matter of Principal
    E10
    A Matter of PrincipalAn incident in the life of John Adams, second President of the United States and his defense of an English Officer who was charged with the deaths of five American patriots in Boston.
  • President for a Day
    E11
    President for a DayThe story of the man who was President of the United States for one day is told. David Rice Atchison as President of the Senate automatically became President for 24 hours when Zachary Taylor refused to be inaugurated on a Sunday.
  • Macbeth
    E12
    MacbethA dramatization of Shakespeare's Macbeth.
  • Deadlock
    E13
    DeadlockThe story of the Burr–Hamilton duel arose from a long-standing political and personal rivalry that had developed between both men over a course of several years.
  • The Province of Man
    E14
    The Province of ManThe story of how William Harvey used King John of England as a guinea pig to test his theory of the circulatory system.
  • Amahl and the Night Visitors
    E15
    Amahl and the Night VisitorsThe tale of a poor boy and his mother who journey to visit Christ's birth in Bethlehem.
  • The Joyful Tydings
    E16
    The Joyful TydingsThe story of the stormy controversy during the reign of Henry the Eighth is dramatized.
  • William Tell
    E17
    William TellThe story of the legendary Swiss marksman William Tell is dramatized.
  • The First Mintmaster
    E18
    The First MintmasterStory of John Hull, first mintmaster of Massachusetts Bay Colony, who was appointed to the post in 1650 as the culmination of his efforts to abolish barter and foreign coinage in favor of a stabilized currency.
  • Crusade for Freedom
    E19
    Crusade for FreedomIn the name of his brother, the editor of a Boston newspaper, Benjamin Franklin launches a crusade against Cotton Mather.
  • Dr. Harvey W. Wiley
    E20
    Dr. Harvey W. WileyStruggle of chemist Wiley to expose frauds in food and drug trade and in patent medicine. His efforts to prove the harmful effects of adulterated and falsely labeled food ultimately led to passage of the Food and Drug Act.
  • A Story About Henry Ford
    E21
    A Story About Henry FordFord, unhappy with farm life, moves to Detroit where he begins to experiment with the gas engine, certain that it could be made to propel a vehicle.
  • Patrick Henry
    E22
    Patrick HenrySilver-tongued Patrick Henry studied law for only six weeks, but so impressed the board that they passed him. He was a successful Southern backwoods lawyer and reluctant to enter the Virginia House of Burgesses until the British introduced the Stamp Act.
  • The Shining Beacon
    E23
    The Shining BeaconTale of Alcuin, the great educator who taught Charlemagne to read and write.
  • Martha Custis Washington
    E24
    Martha Custis WashingtonThe courtship of George Washington and Martha Custis, a widowed mother of two.
  • The Talking Wire
    E25
    The Talking WireThe story of Alexander Graham Bell and experiments that led to the electric hearing aid, and then the telephone.
  • The Adventures of Lt. Contee
    E26
    The Adventures of Lt. ConteeTribute to one of Commodore Perry's officers, whose personal efforts helped open Japan to foreign trade.
  • The Pirate and the Lawyer
    E27
    The Pirate and the LawyerAdventures of pirate Jean Laffite and lawyer Edward Livingston.
  • Soldier's Bride
    E28
    Soldier's BrideStory of the love between Knox Taylor (daughter of Colonel Zachary Taylor) and Jefferson Davis.
  • The Finest Gift
    E29
    The Finest GiftThe story of Lord Byron's efforts to liberate Greece.
  • The Green Mountain Boys
    E30
    The Green Mountain BoysThe story of Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain boys.
  • Lydia
    E31
    LydiaStory of the pagan Greek Lydia, who lived in ancient Rome and saved the life of the Apostle Paul.
  • The Man Who Tore Down the Wall
    E32
    The Man Who Tore Down the WallStory from 1910 of Dr. James Ewing, who fought to break down the barriers erected against the investigation and treatment of cancer, and who almost single-handedly founded the Memorial Cancer Center in New York City.
  • Aimee de Rivery
    E33
    Aimee de RiveryStory of Aimée de Rivery, who brought reforms to Turkey.
  • The Touch of Steel
    E34
    The Touch of SteelThe story of young army officer and law student Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., 60th justice of the United States Supreme Court.
  • Cradle Song
    E35
    Cradle SongStory of Ernestine Schumann-Heink.
  • The Promise
    E36
    The PromiseA dramatization of the legend of Damon and Pythias.
  • The Man With a Camera
    E37
    The Man With a CameraStory of George Eastman, and his development of the first camera to use film.
  • The Story of Paul Harris and the Founding of Rotary International
    E38
    The Story of Paul Harris and the Founding of Rotary InternationalTribute to Rotary International in commemoration of its golden anniversary. Includes speech by then Rotary president Herbert J. Taylor.
  • The Tempering of the Sword
    E39
    The Tempering of the SwordThe story of Baron Friedrich Wilhelm Von Steuben, founder of the American military system, who trained troops in the American Revolution.
  • Cadet Poe
    E40
    Cadet PoeRecounts a "little-known incident" in the life of Edgar Allan Poe.
  • The Father Who Had No Sons
    E41
    The Father Who Had No SonsThe inspiring story of Milton S. Hershey, who worked so hard to bring happiness to thousands of orphans.
  • The Farmer From Monticello
    E42
    The Farmer From MonticelloThe story of Thomas Jefferson's return to politics in 1773.

 

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