Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

19512h 0m8.6/10
Drama

Ratings

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8.6/10(7)

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.

Language

EN

Status

Returning Series

First Aired

December 24, 1951

Last Aired

November 27, 2011

Networks

ABC, NBC, PBS, CBS

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
Amahl and the Night Visitors
Air date: 1951-12-24
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.
E2
Doctor Serocold
Air date: 1952-01-06
A Hollywood press agent is assigned to promote a starlet with whom he was once in love.
E3
Love Story
Air date: 1952-01-13
Adaptation of the novel by Helen Ashton.
E4
The Big Build-Up
Air date: 1952-01-20
Dramatization of the love affair between Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning.
E5
The Story of Roger Williams
Air date: 1952-01-27
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.
E6
Florence Nightingale
Air date: 1952-02-03
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.
E7
Woman with a Sword
Air date: 1952-02-10
Story of Anna Ella Carroll, prominent member of a Maryland family who served as unofficial but close advisor and special representative to President Lincoln.
E8
The Plot to Kidnap General Washington
Air date: 1952-02-17
Irish-American tailor Hercules Mulligan's contribution to the American Revolution.
E9
Mistress of the White House
Air date: 1952-02-24
The story of Dolley Madison.
E10
Prelude
Air date: 1952-03-02
The meeting of George Sand and Frederic Chopin.
E11
Juliette Low and the Girl Scouts
Air date: 1952-03-09
The founding of the Girl Scouts, presented on the occasion of their 40th anniversary.
E12
Constitution Island
Air date: 1952-03-16
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.
E13
Harriet Quimby
Air date: 1952-03-23
The story of America's first woman aviator.
E14
The Vision of Father Flanagan
Air date: 1952-03-30
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.
E15
Ordeal by White House
Air date: 1952-04-06
Little-known incidents in the life of Grover Cleveland.
E16
Anne Bradstreet, Puritan Poetess
Air date: 1952-04-20
Story of America's first woman author.
E17
Miracle in May
Air date: 1952-04-27
Dr. Edward Jenner discovers the smallpox vaccination.
E18
The Face of Spain
Air date: 1952-05-04
The life of Francisco Goya; set in Spain, 1786.
E19
A Woman for the Ages
Air date: 1952-05-11
The story of Abigail Adams, wife of President John Adams.
E20
Reign of Terror
Air date: 1952-05-18
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.
E21
The Magnificent Failure
Air date: 1952-05-25
A biography of Louisa May Alcott, ending with her writing of ""Little Women"" in 1860.
E22
The King's Author
Air date: 1952-06-01
Biography of Ben Jonson, covering the writing of Eastward ho; set in London, 1606.
E23
Nefretiti, Queen of Egypt
Air date: 1952-06-08
Biography of Nefretiti, illustrating her life with the Pharoah and her influence on Egyptian history and culture.
E24
Mr. and Mrs. Freedom
Air date: 1952-06-15
The story of Anna and John Peter Zenger and their fight for freedom of the press.
E25
Forgotten Children
Air date: 1952-06-22
A dramatization honouring American educator Martha Berry, founder of Mt. Berry, a Georgia home for mountain people.
E26
Our Sister Emily
Air date: 1952-06-29
The story of the Bronte sisters.
E27
The Legend of Josiah Blow
Air date: 1952-07-06
An infantryman in the American Revolution lights a firecracker and gets blown into another generation.
E28
The Real Glory
Air date: 1952-07-13
Story of a town in U.S. taken over by corrupt men due to the neglect of the citizenry.
E29
Salvage
Air date: 1952-07-20
An aging man thinks his usefulness to society is at an end.
E30
21-Plus
Air date: 1952-07-27
Story of the importance of one vote in an election.
E31
The Carlson Legend
Air date: 1952-08-03
A young state senator runs into a moral problem while conducting a cleanup campaign.
E32
The Last Command
Air date: 1952-08-10
E33
I Lift Up My Lamp
Air date: 1952-08-17
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.
E34
Crabapple Saint
Air date: 1952-08-24
Story of Johnny Appleseed, the wanderer who planted trees as he traveled.
E35
Refresher Course
Air date: 1952-08-31
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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