Maurice Evans
Hallmark Hall Of Fame (1951)
Season 2
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The longest-running primetime series in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning during 1951 and continuing into 2013. From 1954 onward, all of its productions have been shown in color, although color television video productions were extremely rare in 1954. Many television movies have been shown on the program since its debut, though the program began with live telecasts of dramas and then changed to videotaped productions before finally changing to filmed ones. The series has received eighty Emmy Awards, twenty-four Christopher Awards, eleven Peabody Awards, nine Golden Globes, and four Humanitas Prizes. Once a common practice in American television, it is the last remaining television program such that the title includes the name of the sponsor. Unlike other long-running TV series still on the air, it differs in that it broadcasts only occasionally and not on a weekly broadcast programming schedule.
Released Dec. 24, 1951
Episode 65 min
10+
Keywords: tmdb.anthology, imdb.anthology, imdb.company-sponsor-name-in-title, awards.emmy-award-winner, awards.emmy-award-nominated
Network: Hallmark Channel
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S2E1 - Dutch Treat
Traces New York City's crooked Broadway Street back to its origins in 1720, when the street plan was changed to avoid cutting down a cherry tree.
Sept. 7, 1952, midnight
S2E2 - Horns of a Dilemma
A girl unearths a paper making her the recipient of an unusual tribute.
Sept. 14, 1952, midnight
S2E3 - The Bride's Teapot
In 1874, citizens of Sympathy Ridge, Virginia wish to build a war monument, but the federal government wants them to replace a bridge destroyed in the war.
Sept. 21, 1952, midnight
S2E4 - Sometimes She's Sunday
An elder daughter working in the city brings her fiancé back to the country.
Sept. 28, 1952, midnight
S2E5 - The Bachelor and the Ballot
A young suffragist tries to gain the support of a lawyer in charge of the polls, while he tries on a bet to romance her.
Oct. 12, 1952, midnight
S2E6 - Faith Is a Nine-Letter Word
Distressed by the state of world affairs and fearing her boyfriend will be sent off to war, a young woman refuses to marry until a friend convinces her to have faith in democracy.
Oct. 19, 1952, midnight
S2E7 - The Secret Vote
Oct. 26, 1952, midnight
S2E8 - The Line of Duty
False arrest of a man in a totalitarian country.
Nov. 2, 1952, midnight
S2E9 - Bread of Freedom
The story of Christopher Ludwick, philanthropist and superintendent of bakers in the Continental Army.
Nov. 9, 1952, midnight
S2E10 - The Blue and White Lamp
Traces the origins of the Travelers Aid Society to a cholera epidemic in mid-19th century St. Louis.
Nov. 16, 1952, midnight
S2E11 - Mrs. Thanksgiving
Story of a woman's fight to make Thanksgiving a national holiday.
Nov. 23, 1952, midnight
S2E12 - Ten Thousand Words
Recounts an incident from the life of Nathaniel Currier.
Nov. 30, 1952, midnight
S2E13 - Joan of Arc
Dec. 7, 1952, midnight
S2E14 - Green Hills of Vermont
Kate Smith narrates a Christmas story about an unwanted donkey.
Dec. 14, 1952, midnight
S2E15 - The Small One
A whimsical tale of Norman Rockwell's tribulations upon his move to a small town in Vermont. At the end of the program, Sarah Churchill, on behalf of Hallmark, presents a medallion to Mr. Rockwell.
Dec. 21, 1952, midnight
S2E16 - Father Time
The story of blacksmith Daniel Jean Richard, founder of the watch industry in the Neuch|catel district of Switzerland.
Dec. 28, 1952, midnight
S2E17 - Home is the Sailor
The story of Fanny Stevenson, wife of Robert Louis Stevenson.
Jan. 4, 1953, midnight
S2E18 - Span Through Time
The story of John and Washington Roebling, designers of the Brooklyn Bridge.
Jan. 11, 1953, midnight
S2E19 - The General's Bible
A tale concerning the Bible used by General George Washington at his first inauguration in New York City.
Jan. 18, 1953, midnight
S2E20 - Socrates' Wife
When Socrates is imprisoned because of his teachings, his wife pleads for his release and helps to plan his escape.
Jan. 25, 1953, midnight
S2E21 - To My Valentine
A musical celebration of the traditions of Valentine's Day.
Feb. 1, 1953, midnight
S2E22 - Lincoln's Little Correspondent
Adapted from the book by Hertha Pauli.
The story surrounding 11-year-old Grace Bedell's letter to Abraham Lincoln suggesting that he grow a beard.
Feb. 8, 1953, midnight
S2E23 - Crown of Wings
Incident from the life of General George Washington, in which Phoebe Fraunces, daughter of Fraunces Tavern's proprietor, showed her loyalty to Washington and his cause. Phoebe was in love with a member of Washington's personal staff who was involved in a plot to kill him.
Feb. 15, 1953, midnight
S2E24 - Dinner for the General
Mercy Disborough's efforts to end American witchhunts; set in Fairfield County, Connecticut in 1692.
Feb. 22, 1953, midnight
S2E25 - The Accused
Mann's work towards education for all regardless of race, creed, or color.
March 1, 1953, midnight
S2E26 - Horace Mann's Miracle
The story of poet Thomas Moore (1779-1852).
March 8, 1953, midnight
S2E27 - The Harp of Erin
Mathew Brady's Civil War photography.
March 15, 1953, midnight
S2E28 - Photograph by Brady
The story of Queen Elizabeth I's ascendance to the throne.
March 22, 1953, midnight
S2E29 - A Queen Is Born
The story of Queen Elizabeth I's ascendance to the throne.
March 29, 1953, midnight
S2E30 - The Other Wise Man
April 5, 1953, midnight
S2E31 - Skipper of the Skies
The story of Samuel Morse and the use of the telegraph.
April 12, 1953, midnight
S2E32 - The World on a Wire
The story of Samuel Morse and the use of the telegraph.
April 19, 1953, midnight
S2E33 - Hamlet
The story of poet and minister John Donne, and his relationship with his wife and her father, Sir George Moore.
April 26, 1953, midnight
S2E34 - No Man Is an Island
Story of Frederick Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty, from the time the sculptor received the commission in 1774 until Pulitzer provided funding for the base ten years later.
May 3, 1953, midnight
S2E35 - The Lady of Liberty
Life of General Robert E. Lee after the Civil War.
May 10, 1953, midnight
S2E36 - Soldier of Peace
Sarah Bernhardt gives up her love to continue her acting career.
May 17, 1953, midnight
S2E37 - Proudly I Love
Sarah Bernhardt gives up her love to continue her acting career.
May 24, 1953, midnight
S2E38 - Spark of Genius
Story of Josiah Wedgwood.
May 31, 1953, midnight
S2E39 - The Clay of Kings
The story of Boston dentist William Thomas Green Morton, who developed the use of ether as an anesthetic.
June 7, 1953, midnight
S2E40 - Scott's Castle
The life of Sir Walter Scott, including family, literary career, bankruptcy, and the death of his wife.
June 14, 1953, midnight
S2E41 - Man Against Pain
The story of Boston dentist William Thomas Green Morton, who developed the use of ether as an anesthetic.
June 21, 1953, midnight
S2E42 - The Mercer Girls
An incident in the life of naturalist artist John James Audubon; set in New Orleans in 1824.
June 28, 1953, midnight
Network: Hallmark Channel
Episode Runtime: 65 min.
Season Runtime: 65 min.
Released: Dec. 24, 1951
Last Air Date: Nov. 27, 2011, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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