Hallmark Hall of Fame

Amahl and the Night Visitors

1951-12-24 · 120m

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.

Doctor Serocold

1952-01-06 · 120m

A Hollywood press agent is assigned to promote a starlet with whom he was once in love.

Love Story

1952-01-13 · 120m

Adaptation of the novel by Helen Ashton.

The Big Build-Up

1952-01-20 · 120m

Dramatization of the love affair between Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning.

The Story of Roger Williams

1952-01-27 · 120m

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.

Florence Nightingale

1952-02-03 · 120m

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.

Woman with a Sword

1952-02-10 · 120m

Story 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

1952-02-17 · 120m

Irish-American tailor Hercules Mulligan's contribution to the American Revolution.

Mistress of the White House

1952-02-24 · 120m

The story of Dolley Madison.

Prelude

1952-03-02 · 120m

The meeting of George Sand and Frederic Chopin.

Juliette Low and the Girl Scouts

1952-03-09 · 120m

The founding of the Girl Scouts, presented on the occasion of their 40th anniversary.

Constitution Island

1952-03-16 · 120m

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.

Harriet Quimby

1952-03-23 · 120m

The story of America's first woman aviator.

The Vision of Father Flanagan

1952-03-30 · 120m

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.

Ordeal by White House

1952-04-06 · 120m

Little-known incidents in the life of Grover Cleveland.

Anne Bradstreet, Puritan Poetess

1952-04-20 · 120m

Story of America's first woman author.

Miracle in May

1952-04-27 · 120m

Dr. Edward Jenner discovers the smallpox vaccination.

The Face of Spain

1952-05-04 · 120m

The life of Francisco Goya; set in Spain, 1786.

A Woman for the Ages

1952-05-11 · 120m

The story of Abigail Adams, wife of President John Adams.

Reign of Terror

1952-05-18 · 120m

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.

The Magnificent Failure

1952-05-25 · 120m

A biography of Louisa May Alcott, ending with her writing of ""Little Women"" in 1860.

The King's Author

1952-06-01 · 120m

Biography of Ben Jonson, covering the writing of Eastward ho; set in London, 1606.

Nefretiti, Queen of Egypt

1952-06-08 · 120m

Biography of Nefretiti, illustrating her life with the Pharoah and her influence on Egyptian history and culture.

Mr. and Mrs. Freedom

1952-06-15 · 120m

The story of Anna and John Peter Zenger and their fight for freedom of the press.

Forgotten Children

1952-06-22 · 120m

A dramatization honouring American educator Martha Berry, founder of Mt. Berry, a Georgia home for mountain people.

Our Sister Emily

1952-06-29 · 120m

The story of the Bronte sisters.

The Legend of Josiah Blow

1952-07-06 · 120m

An infantryman in the American Revolution lights a firecracker and gets blown into another generation.

The Real Glory

1952-07-13 · 120m

Story of a town in U.S. taken over by corrupt men due to the neglect of the citizenry.

Salvage

1952-07-20 · 120m

An aging man thinks his usefulness to society is at an end.

21-Plus

1952-07-27 · 120m

Story of the importance of one vote in an election.

The Carlson Legend

1952-08-03 · 120m

A young state senator runs into a moral problem while conducting a cleanup campaign.

The Last Command

1952-08-10 · 120m

I Lift Up My Lamp

1952-08-17 · 120m

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.

Crabapple Saint

1952-08-24 · 120m

Story of Johnny Appleseed, the wanderer who planted trees as he traveled.

Refresher Course

1952-08-31 · 120m

Story of a wealthy middle-aged married couple who retrace their honeymoon, and in so doing, regain their love for each other.