Hallmark Hall of Fame

★ 8.8 · 1951 · 120m · Drama

Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.

Episodes

▶1. Amahl and the Night Visitors120m · Broadcast live from New York, Gian Carlo Menotti's Christmas story was the first opera commissioned for television, and was repeated in several subsequent telecasts.▶2. Doctor Serocold120m · A Hollywood press agent is assigned to promote a starlet with whom he was once in love.▶3. Love Story120m · Adaptation of the novel by Helen Ashton.▶4. The Big Build-Up120m · Dramatization of the love affair between Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning.▶5. The Story of Roger Williams120m · In 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.▶6. Florence Nightingale120m · Biography 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.▶7. Woman with a Sword120m · Story of Anna Ella Carroll, prominent member of a Maryland family who served as unofficial but close advisor and special representative to President Lincoln.▶8. The Plot to Kidnap General Washington120m · Irish-American tailor Hercules Mulligan's contribution to the American Revolution.▶9. Mistress of the White House120m · The story of Dolley Madison.▶10. Prelude120m · The meeting of George Sand and Frederic Chopin.▶11. Juliette Low and the Girl Scouts120m · The founding of the Girl Scouts, presented on the occasion of their 40th anniversary.▶12. Constitution Island120m · A 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.▶13. Harriet Quimby120m · The story of America's first woman aviator.▶14. The Vision of Father Flanagan120m · The 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.▶15. Ordeal by White House120m · Little-known incidents in the life of Grover Cleveland.▶16. Anne Bradstreet, Puritan Poetess120m · Story of America's first woman author.▶17. Miracle in May120m · Dr. Edward Jenner discovers the smallpox vaccination.▶18. The Face of Spain120m · The life of Francisco Goya; set in Spain, 1786.▶19. A Woman for the Ages120m · The story of Abigail Adams, wife of President John Adams.▶20. Reign of Terror120m · Eliza 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.▶21. The Magnificent Failure120m · A biography of Louisa May Alcott, ending with her writing of ""Little Women"" in 1860.▶22. The King's Author120m · Biography of Ben Jonson, covering the writing of Eastward ho; set in London, 1606.▶23. Nefretiti, Queen of Egypt120m · Biography of Nefretiti, illustrating her life with the Pharoah and her influence on Egyptian history and culture.▶24. Mr. and Mrs. Freedom120m · The story of Anna and John Peter Zenger and their fight for freedom of the press.▶25. Forgotten Children120m · A dramatization honouring American educator Martha Berry, founder of Mt. Berry, a Georgia home for mountain people.▶26. Our Sister Emily120m · The story of the Bronte sisters.▶27. The Legend of Josiah Blow120m · An infantryman in the American Revolution lights a firecracker and gets blown into another generation.▶28. The Real Glory120m · Story of a town in U.S. taken over by corrupt men due to the neglect of the citizenry.▶29. Salvage120m · An aging man thinks his usefulness to society is at an end.▶30. 21-Plus120m · Story of the importance of one vote in an election.▶31. The Carlson Legend120m · A young state senator runs into a moral problem while conducting a cleanup campaign.▶32. The Last Command120m · ▶33. I Lift Up My Lamp120m · A 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.▶34. Crabapple Saint120m · Story of Johnny Appleseed, the wanderer who planted trees as he traveled.▶35. Refresher Course120m · Story 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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