HALLMARK HALL OF FAME

Episode Guide
version 16.0 November 2007

(Ep 3.1, 4.1, 4.5, 7.2)
compiled
by
The Classic TV Archive
http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Stage/2950/
with contributions by:

Tom Alger
Rina Fox
references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive

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HALLMARK HALL OF FAME
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Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame presents Maurice Evans
Hallmark Hall of Fame presents George Schaefer's Showcase
Beginning in 1955, Hallmark Hall of Fame has been a series of specials

(appearing four to eight times a year throughout the 1960s
The Hallmark Hall of Fame was launched on Christmas Eve 1951, with the world premiere

of Amahl and the Night Visitors, an original opera by Gian Carlo Menotti. Viewer response

was so positive that encores were televised.
The next original production, of William Shakespeare's Hamlet, was broadcast in April 1953.

More people watched Hamlet that evening than had cumulatively seen it in all its live performances

in the 350 years since it had been written.
Founder of Hallmark - Joyce C. Hall - Aired on NBC

This is the first section of two for Hallmark Hall of Fame and covers the

years 1951 to 1970.

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Ep 1.01 Hallmark Hall of Fame:  AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS
24-Dec-1951
written by Gian Carlo Menotti
directed by Kirk Browning
Hosted by Nelson Case
starring
Chet Allen ....... Amahl
Rosemary Kuhlmann ........... the Mother
Andrew McKinley ......... King Caspar
David Aiken .......... King Melchior
Leon Lishner ........... King Balthazar
with
Francis Monachino .......... the Page
Summary:
Amahl, a crippled boy, and his poor mother are visited by the Three Wise Men,

who stay the night, and are entertained by the villagers. During the night, Amahl's mother

tries to steal their jewels, but is caught by the page. Amahl begs for her release, and is

rewarded for his pains by being healed. He then leaves with the Three Wise Men.
** Note: First nationally televised color program.
* First Hallmark presentation

Ep 1.02 Hallmark Hall of Fame:  DOCTOR SEROCOLD
06-Jan-1952
adapted by Jean Holloway
novel by Helen Ashton
produced & directed by William Corrigan
starring
Oscar Stirling ....... Doctor Serocold
Isobel Elsom ....... Nurse Davis
Olive Blakeney
Wright King
Graham Velvey
Zolya Talma
with
Aileen Poe, June Peel
MacLean Savage, Shirley Dale
Lydia Reed, Virginia McDowall
Summary:
The life of a country doctor who, in the course of his rounds, is reminded of

the comedies and tragedies of life.

Ep 1.03 Hallmark Hall of Fame:  LOVE STORY
13-Jan-1952
written by Jean Holloway
produced & directed by William Corrigan
starring
Beatrice Straight ....... Elizabeth
Tom Helmore ....... Robert
Colin Keith-Johnston ....... Mr. Barrett
Deirdre Owens ....... Henrietta
Theodore Marcuse ....... John
Summary:
The love affair between Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning.

Ep 1.04  Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE BIG BUILD UP
20-Jan-1952
adapted by Jean Holloway
story by Michael Foster
produced & directed by William Corrigan
starring
Richard Derr .......... Mark
Grace Kelly .......... Claire
Vinton Hayworth .......... Harry
Elinor Randel .......... Kathi
Parker McCormick .......... Miss Glockler
Harry Mehaffey .......... Sidman
Summary:
A Hollywood press agent is assigned to promote a starlet with whom he was once in love.

Ep 1.05 Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE STORY OF ROGER WILLIAMS
27-Jan-1952
written by Jerome Coopersmith & Horton Foote
based on the book by James Avi
produced & directed by William Corrigan
starring
John Beal .......... Roger Williams
Barbara Bolton .......... Mary
Gavin Gordon .......... Cotton
Dale Engle .......... Johnson
Salem Ludwig .......... Canonicus
Summary:
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.

Ep 1.06 Hallmark Hall of Fame:  FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
03-Feb-1952
written by Jean Holloway
adapted from the official biography of Florence Nightingale by Sir Edward Cook
produced & directed by William Corrigan
starring
Sarah Churchill .......... Florence Nightingale
Isobel Elsom .......... Mrs. Nightingale
John O'Hare .......... George
Robin Craven .......... Mr. Nightingale
A.J. Herbert .......... Herbert
with
Alexander Clark .......... the General
Richard Fraser .......... the Army Doctor
Mary Barclay .......... Nurse Mary
John Moore .......... the London Doctor
Summary:
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.

Ep 1.07 Hallmark Hall of Fame:  WOMAN WITH A SWORD
10-Feb-1952
adapted by H. Philip Minus
produced & directed by William Corrigan
starring
Jayne Meadows .......... Anna Ella Carroll
Douglass Montgomery .......... Lemuel Evans
Robert Simon .......... Captain Scott
Howard Wierum .......... a General
Casey Walters .......... Major Denning
Sandy Kenyon .......... Dale Duncan
Richard Shankland .......... Nicolay
Henry Sharp .......... Abraham Lincoln
Summary:
Story of Anna Ella Carroll, prominent member of a Maryland family who served as

unofficial but close advisor and special representative to President Lincoln.

Ep 1.08 Hallmark Hall of Fame:  THE PLOT TO KIDNAP GENERAL WASHINGTON
17-Feb-1952
written by Joseph & Janet Ruscoll
produced & directed by William Corrigan
starring
Joshua Shelley as Hercules
Thelma Schnee as Molly
Guy Spaull as Benedict Arnold
Oliver Cliff as Stuart
Moultrie Patten as Fleming
Roland Wood as Asa
P. Jay Sidney as Cato
Mary Tarcai as Mrs. Fielding
Robert Daggett as Winters
Tod Griffin as Washington
Summary:
Irish-American tailor Hercules Mulligan's contribution to the American Revolution.

Ep 1.09 Hallmark Hall of Fame:  MISTRESS OF THE WHITE HOUSE
24-Feb-1952
adapted by Jean Holloway
written by Helen L. Morgan
produced & directed by William Corrigan
starring
June Lockhart as Dolly Madison
Frank Daly as James Madison
Pat Nye as Martha Washington
Emory Richardson as John
Anita Bolster as Mrs. Middleford
Fred Warriner as Thomas Jefferson
David Orrick as Aaron Burr
Harry Davis as James Monroe

Ep 1.10 Hallmark Hall of Fame:  PRELUDE
02-Mar-1952
written by Geoffrey Kean
produced & directed by William Corrigan
starring
Sarah Churchill as George Sand
Alan Shayne as Frederic Chopin
Chester Stratton as Franz Liszt
William Post, Jr. as Roberts
Ann Shoemaker as Annette
Summary:
The meeting of George Sand and Frederic Chopin.
*10th Hallmark presentation

Ep 1.11 Hallmark Hall of Fame:  JULIETTE LOW AND THE GIRL SCOUTS
09-Mar-1952
written by Jean Holloway
produced & directed by William Corrigan
starring
Lucile Watson as Juliette Low
Madeleine Clive as Helen
Basil Howes as Sir Robert
Helen Marcy as Abby
Diana Barton as Lady Baden Powell
Betty Lou Keim as The London Girl
Riza Royce as Mrs. Rippen
Robert Daggett as Immigration Official
Adelaide Bean as Dean Arnold
Summary:
The founding of the Girl Scouts, presented on the occasion of their 40th anniversary.

Ep 1.12 Hallmark Hall of Fame: CONSTITUTION ISLAND
16-Mar-1952
written by David Colson
produced & directed by William Corrigan
starring
Frances Starr as Anna Warner
Juanita Hall as Bertha
Lou Polan as Mr. Dacy
John Glendinning as Captain Traub
Margery Maude as Mrs. Russell Sage
with
Bill Daniels as Cadet Green
Dennis Cross as Cadet Rob
John Marriott as Buckner
Summary:
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.

Ep 1.13 Hallmark Hall of Fame:  HARRIET QUIMBY
23-Mar-1952
written by Nelson Gidding
produced & directed by William Corrigan
starring
Sarah Churchill as Harriet Quimby
Alex D'Arcy as Andre Houpert
Rusty Lane as John Moisant
John Gerstad as Clarence
Harry Mehaffey as Mr. Norton
Kem Dibbs as Ned
John Martone as Billy
Summary:
Story of America's first woman aviator.

Ep 1.14 Hallmark Hall of Fame:  THE VISION OF FATHER FLANAGAN
30-Mar-1952
written by David Colson Hughes
based on the book by Fulton and Will Oursler
produced & directed by William Corrigan
starring
Dennis Harrison as Father Flanagan
David White as Judge Warren
Lou Gilbert as Willy
Leonard Barry as Nicky
Eugene Steiner as Eddie
Larry Newton as Ted
John Klein as Paul
Sal Mineo as Les (as Salvatore Mineo)
Summary:
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.

Ep 1.15  Hallmark Hall of Fame: ORDEAL BY WHITE HOUSE
06-Apr-1952
written by Hector Chevigny
produced & directed by William Corrigan
starring
E.G. Marshall as Grover Cleveland
Alfreda Wallace as Frances Cleveland
Howard Wierum as Theodore Roosevelt
Harold McGee as Dr. O'Reilly
Walter Davis as J.P. Morgan
Ellen Barrie as Ruth
with
Clem Fowler as the Soapbox Speaker
Arny Freeman as the Job Seeker
Robert Daggett and Henry Sharpe as the Senators
Summary:
Little-known incidents in the life of Grover Cleveland.

Ep 1.16 Hallmark Hall of Fame: ANNE BRADSTREET, PURITAN POETESS
20-Apr-1952
written by Michelle Cousins
produced & directed by William Corrigan
starring
Sarah Churchill as Anne Bradstreet
Robert Pastene as Simon Bradstreet
Scott Forbes as John Woodbridge
Cavada Humphrey as Susan
Carl Harbord as Rev. Ward
Alice Thorsell as Lucy
William Podmore as Stephan Botwell
with
Charles Saari as Young Simon
Ellen Barrie as Anne's daughter
Maurice Shrog as Dick
Summary:
Story of America's first woman author

Ep 1.17 Hallmark Hall of Fame:  MIRACLE IN MAY
27-Apr-1952
written by David Colson Hughes
produced & directed by William Corrigan
starring
Richard Waring as Edward Jenner
Richard Newton as Ned Gardner
Alexander Clarke as Dr. Cline
Aileen Poe as Mrs. Houghton
Guy Spaull as Lord Farthing
Rex Thompson as James Phipps
Veronica Cole as the Little Girl
Summary:
Dr. Edward Jenner discovers the small pox vaccination.

Ep 1.18 Hallmark Hall of Fame:  THE FACE OF SPAIN
04-May-1952
written by Felix Leon & Wilson Lehr
produced & directed by William Corrigan
hosted & narrated by Sarah Churchill
starring
Barry Kroeger as Goya
Ruth Ford as the Duchess
Oliver Thorndike as Pablo
Frank Daly as Don Bernardo
with
Victoria Barcelo as the Lady with the shawl
Fernando Sirvent as Guitarist
Ronald Long as the Prime Minister
Philippa Bevans as the Queen
Dale Engle as the King
Summary:
The life of Francisco Goya; set in Spain, 1786.

Ep 1.19 Hallmark Hall of Fame:  A WOMAN FOR THE AGES
11-May-1952
written by Jean Holloway
produced & directed by William Corrigan
starring
Sylvia Field as Abigail Adams
John Boruff as John Adams
Bill Daniels as John Quincy Adams
Sal Mineo as Charles
Betty Lou Keim as Abby
Michael Mann as Tom
Summary:
The story of Abigail Adams, wife of President John Adams.

Ep 1.20 Hallmark Hall of Fame: REIGN OF TERROR
18-May-1952
written by Irwin Lewis
produced & directed by William Corrigan
starring
Sarah Churchill as Eliza Monroe
Wesley Addy as James Monroe
Jonathan Harris as Legendre
Ruth White as Madame Beauchet
Maurice Tarplin as L'Oise
Margaret Allworthy as Madame Lafayette
with
William Podmore as Colombel
Harry Mehaffey as Gouverneur Morris
Clem Fowler as First Guard
John Grainger as Second Guard
Summary:
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.
*20th Hallmark presentation

Ep 1.21 Hallmark Hall of Fame:  THE MAGNIFICENT FAILURE
25-May-1952
written by Robert Mason Pollock
produced & directed by William Corrigan
starring
Beatrice Straight as Louisa May Alcott
Val Dufour as Laddie
Ann Shoemaker as Mother Alcott
Harrison Dowd as Father Alcott
with
Don McHenry as Niles
Angela Adamides as Charlotte
Robert Daggett as the Clerk
Summary:
Biography of Louisa May Alcott; ends with the writing of Little women in 1860.

Ep 1.22 Hallmark Hall of Fame:  THE KING'S AUTHOR
01-Jun-1952
written by John Matthews
directed by Paul Lammers
produced by William Corrigan
starring
Ross Martin as Ben Jonson
William Podmore as King James I
Richard Newton as John Marston
Byron Russell as George Chapman
Anthony Dawson as the Lord Chamberlain
with
Pat O'Malley as the Warden
Gerard Burke as the King's messenger
Summary:
Biography of Ben Jonson, covering the writing of Eastward ho; set in London, 1606.

Ep 1.23 Hallmark Hall of Fame:  NEFRETITI, QUEEN OF EGYPT
08-Jun-1952
written by Geoffrey Kean
produced & directed by William Corrigan
starring
Sarah Churchill as Nefretiti, Queen of Egypt
Robert Pastene as The Pharoah
Gavin Gordon as The Chief Priest
John Straub as The Sculptor
Clem Fowler as The First Priest
Betty Lou Keim as Neferet
with
Richard Midgley as The Professor
Kem Dibbs as Thutmose
Frank Daly as The Second Priest
Meta DeSoto as The Dancing Girl
Teena Starr and John Martone as Students
Summary:
Biography of Nefretiti, illustrating her life with the Pharoah and her influence on

Egyptian history and culture.

Ep 1.24 Hallmark Hall of Fame:  MR. AND MRS. FREEDOM
15-Jun-1952
written by Robert Mason Pollock
produced & directed by William Corrigan
starring
Alfreda Wallace as Anna Zenger
William Darrid as John Peter Zenger
Howard Wierum as Andrew Hamilton
Moultrie Patten as Francis Harrison
John McGovern as James Alexander
with
Lou Polan as Judge DeLancey
Jason Johnson as The Sheriff
Eugene Steiner as the Messenger
Summary:
The story of Anna and John Peter Zenger and their fight for freedom of the press.

Ep 1.25 Hallmark Hall of Fame: FORGOTTEN CHILDREN
22-Jun-1952
written by Agnes Eckhardt
produced & directed by William Corrigan
starring
Cloris Leachman as Martha Berry
Elliott Sullivan as Pa Carpenter
Don McHenry as Reverend Dennis
Nancy Malone as Ingaby Carpenter
Barbara Bolton as Delia Brice
Lee Lindsey as Westley Mitchell
with
Helen Marcy as Ma Carpenter
James Dean as Bradford
Shirley Standlee as Melanie
Steve Pluta as Talbot Carpenter
Larry Newton as Joshua
Summary:
Honors American educator Martha Berry, founder of Mt. Berry,

 Georgia home for mountain people.

Ep 1.26 Hallmark Hall of Fame:  OUR SISTER EMILY
29-Jun-1952
written by Geoffrey Kean
produced & directed by William Corrigan
starring
Sarah Churchill as Charlotte Bronte
Richard Derr as The Curate
Scott Forbes as Mr. Smith
Lenka Peterson as Anne
Marian Seldes as Emily
Gerard Burke as Williams
with
Miriam Stovall and Basil Howes as Guests
Liam Sullivan as The Footman
Summary:
Honors Emily, Charlotte, and Anne Bronte

Ep 1.27  Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE LEGEND OF JOSIAH BLOW
06-Jul-1952
written by Harold Callen
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Biff McGuire
Christine White
Richard McMurray
Don Kennedy
with
Monte Banks, Jr.
Peter Pagan
Grant Sullivan
Gordon Clarke
Summary:
An infantryman in the American Revolution lights a firecracker and

gets blown into another generation.

Ep 1.28 Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE REAL GLORY
13-Jul-1952
written by James Truex
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Alan Bunce
Jean Hayworth
James Kelly
Edward Binns
James Bender
Wilfred Lytell
Summary:
Story of a town in U.S. taken over by corrupt men due to the neglect

of the citizenry.

Ep 1.29 Hallmark Hall of Fame:  SALVAGE
20-Jul-1952
written by Joseph Cochran
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Ian Keith
Olive Blakeney
Frank Tweddell
Robert Bolger
Howard Wierum
Jackie Scholle
Summary:
An aging man thinks his usefulness to society is at an end.

Ep 1.30 Hallmark Hall of Fame:  21-PLUS
27-Jul-1952
written by Elaine Arden & Joel Hammil
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Nell Harrison
Isobel Elsom
Martin Huston
John O'Hare
Natalie Core
Barbara Ames
Kirk Brown
Julian Noa
John Raby
Summary:
Story of the importance of one vote in an election.

Ep 1.31 Hallmark Hall of Fame:  THE CARLSON LEGEND
03-Aug-1952
written by Rod Serling
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Tod Andrews
Susann Shaw
Charles Egelston
Howard Smith
Frank Daly
Calvin Thomas
Byron Halstead
Robert Bolger
Vincent Van Lynn
Summary:
A young state senator runs into a moral problem while conducting a cleanup campaign.

Ep 1.32 Hallmark Hall of Fame:  THE LAST COMMAND
10-Aug-1952
written by Reginald Lawrence
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Curtis Cooksey
Aileen Poe
Judson Pratt
Lucille Calvert
Buzzy Martin
Martin Ashe
Wyrley Birch
Pete Gumeny
Griff Evans
Frank Stephens
Sandy Kenyon

Ep 1.33 Hallmark Hall of Fame:  I LIFT UP MY LAMP
17-Aug-1952
written by Rod Serling
directed by William Corrigan
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Maria Riva
Richard McMurray
Byron Sanders
Martin Kosleck
Henry Sharp
Abby Lewis
Maurice Manson
Nat Frey
Herbert Ratner
Summary:
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.

Ep 1.34 Hallmark Hall of Fame: CRABAPPLE SAINT
24-Aug-1952
written by Hector Chevigny
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
John Gibson
Jeff Morrow
Helen Wagner
Michael Garrett
Phyllis Goodkind
Marc Hamilton
Vin Kehoe
Ed Fowler
Summary:
Story of Johnny Appleseed, the wanderer who planted trees

 as he traveled.

Ep 1.35 Hallmark Hall of Fame: REFRESHER COURSE
31-Aug-1952
adapted by James Truex
story by Joseph Cochran
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Sidney Blackmer
Marjorie Gateson
Catherine Cosgriff
Joseph Boley
Jay Barney
Edward Holmes
Summary:
Story of a wealthy middle-aged married couple who retrace their honeymoon,

and in so doing, regain their love for each other

Ep 1.36 Hallmark Hall of Fame:  DUTCH TREAT
07-Sep-1952
written by H. Philip Minis
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Cliff Hall
Patricia Peardon
Fred Beir
Ruth Saville
Will Hussung
Billy M. Greene
Robert Bolger
Ann Sorg
Bill Penn
Summary:
Traces New York City's crooked street of Broadway back

to its origins in 1720, when the street plan was changed to

avoid cutting down a cherry tree.

Ep 1.37 Hallmark Hall of Fame:  HORNS OF A DILEMMA
14-Sep-1962
written by Harold Callen
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Frances Reid
Edward Binns
Calvin Thomas
Alexander Campbell
Tom Heaphy
Stefan Olsen
Summary:
Girl unearths paper making her the recipient of unusual tribute.

Ep 1.38 Hallmark Hall of Fame:  THE BRIDE'S TEAPOT
21-Sep-1952
written by Robert Mason Pollock
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Peggy McCay
Maurice Manson
Val Dufour
David Orrick
Cliff Robertson
Josephine Woods
Shirley Standlee
Wyrley Birch
Dick Ewell
Beppy de Vries
Summary:
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.

Ep 1.39 Hallmark Hall of Fame:  SOMETIMES SHE'S SUNDAY
28-Sep-1952
written by Fred Lane
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Bruno Wick
Augusta Ciolli
Enid Pulver
Janet de Gore
Philip J. Kennedy
Salvatore Cecchini
Penny Santon
Summary:
An elder daughter working in the city brings her fiancé

back to the country.

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Ep 2.01 Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE BACHELOR AND THE BALLOT
12-Oct-1952
written by Robert Mason Pollock
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Beverly Whitney
Marc Cramer
Marie Kenney
Lucile Calvert
Robert Bolger

Ep 2.02 Hallmark Hall of Fame: FAITH IS A NINE-LETTER WORD
19-Oct-1952
written by Walter Black
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Patricia Breslin
Cliff Robertson
John O'Hare
Don McClelland
Mona Bruns
Natalie Core
Katherine Copeland
Summary:
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.

Ep 2.03 Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE SECRET VOTE
26-Oct-1952
written by Harold Callen
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Richard Carlyle
Frances Reid
Nelson Olmstead
Jay Barney
Fred Beir
Robert Bolger
Alexander Campbell
George Ferron
A. Winfield Hoeny
Jim Lithgow
Alan MacAteer
Albert Ottenheimer
Byron Sanders
Calvin Thomas
Vincent Van Lynn
Ralph Welliver
Colee Worth

Ep 2.04 Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE LINE OF DUTY
02-Nov-1952
written by Guy De Vry
directed by Albert McCleery
Summary:
False arrest of a man in a totalitarian country.

Ep 2.05 Hallmark Hall of Fame: BREAD OF FREEDOM
09-Nov-1952
written by James Truex
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Malcolm Lee Beggs
Bramwell Fletcher
Stephen Courtleigh
Johanna Douglas
Nicholas Saunders
Joseph Boland
Byron Sanders
Richard Smith
John Anderson
with
David Durston, Allan Stevenson
Frank Stephens, Arthur Hanson
Vincent Van Lynn
Summary:
The story of Christopher Ludwick, philanthropist and superintendent

of bakers in the Continental Army.

Ep 2.06 Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE BLUE AND WHITE LAMP
16-Nov-1952
written by Harold Callen
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Frank Albertson
Grace Keddy
Jack Bittner
Earl Rowe
Leo V. Gordon
Guy Sampsel
Pat O'Malley
with
Somer Alberg, Dallas Boyd
Gerald Lee, Charles Massinger
Stefan Olsen, Philip Kennedy
Summary:
Traces the origins of the Travelers Aid Society to a cholera

epidemic in mid-19th century St. Louis.

Ep 2.07 Hallmark Hall of Fame: MRS. THANKSGIVING
23-Nov-1952
written by Robert Mason Pollock
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Madge Evans
Anne Seymour
Muriel Kirkland
James Kelly
Crahan Denton
Joel Ashley
Deirdre Owens
Edmund Dorsay
Ellen Barrie
Summary:
Story of a woman's fight to make Thanksgiving a national holiday.

Ep 2.08 Hallmark Hall of Fame: TEN THOUSAND WORDS
30-Nov-1952
written by Robert Mason Pollock
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Cliff Robertson
Judith Braun
James Broderick
Casey Allen
Kirk Brown
Richard Aherne
Jerry Crews
Summary:
Recounts "a true-to-life incident from the life of Nathaniel Currier.

Ep 2.09 Hallmark Hall of Fame: JOAN OF ARC
07-Dec-1952
written by Harold Callen
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
E.G. Marshall
Don Briggs
Cliff Hall
Martin Brooks
Eric Fleming
Don Kennedy
Arthur Stenning
Leora Thatcher

Ep 2.10  Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE HILLS ARE GREEN
14-Dec-1952
directed by Albert McCleery
narrated by Sarah Churchill
Summary:
A whimsical tale of Norman Rockwell's tribulations upon his move to a small town in Vermont.

Ep 2.11 Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE SMALL ONE
21-Dec-1952
written by Charles Tazewell
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Kate Smith
Dick Wigginton
Paul Jonali
Jay Barney
Humphrey Davis
Jon Geyans
Summary:
Kate Smith narrates a Christmas story about an unwanted donkey.
* 50th Hallmark presentation

Ep 2.12 Hallmark Hall of Fame: FATHER TIME
28-Dec-1952
written by Robert Mason Pollock
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Charles Nolte
Janet de Gore
Curtis Cooksey
Alexander Campbell
Francis Bethancourt
David Winters
Anita Webb
Thomas McElhany
Summary:
The story of blacksmith Daniel Jean Richard, founder of the watch industry in

the Neuchcatel district of Switzerland.
*51st Hallmark presentation

Ep 2.13 Hallmark Hall of Fame: HOME IS THE SAILOR
04-Jan-1953
written by Elenor Tarshis
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
John Baragrey
Stephen Courtleigh
Pat O'Malley
Winston Ross
Harry Huguenot
with
Allan Stevenson
Peter Pagan
Vinton Hayworth
Ivan MacDonald
Frank Dana
Summary:
The story of Fanny Stevenson, wife of Robert Louis Stevenson.
* Note: Title also known as "Fanny Stevenson"

Ep 2.14 Hallmark Hall of Fame: SPAN THROUGH TIME
11-Jan-1953
written by James Truex
story by George Wyland
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
William Prince
Constance Ford
Albert Bergh
Rusty Lane
Maurice Manson
Calvin Thomas
Alan Devitt
Edwin Cooper
Doug Rodgers
Frank Marth
Summary:
The story of John and Washington Roebling,

designers of the Brooklyn Bridge.

Ep 2.15 Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE GENERAL'S BIBLE
18-Jan-1953
written by Harold Callen
based on a story by Ted Wear
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Richard Wigginton
Stephen Courtleigh
Maurice Wells
Grace Keddy
Donald McKee
Alan MacAteer
with
Joseph Boland
William Roerick
George McCoy
Eric Fleming
Philip Foster
Pete Gumeny
Summary:
A tale concerning the Bible used by General George Washington

 at his first inauguration in New York City.

Ep 2.16 Hallmark Hall of Fame: SOCRATES' WIFE
25-Jan-1953
written by Harold Callen
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Katina Paxinou
Berry Kroeger
Marc Cavell (Butch)
Byron Sanders
John O'Hare
Don Kennedy
Winfield Hoeny
Fred Beir
David Orrick
Jay Barney
Michael Wyler
John Granger
Summary:
When Socrates is imprisoned because of his teachings,

his wife pleads for his release and helps to plan his escape.

Ep 2.17 Hallmark Hall of Fame: TO MY VALENTINE
01-Feb-1953
written by Harold Callen
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Sarah Churchill
Malcolm Lee Beggs
Peter Birch
Eric Fleming
Michael Higgins
Robert Patten
Edwin Cooper
Carlotta Sherwood
Maureen Hurley
William Roerick
Alan Devitt
Mark Allen
Anthony Dearden
Alice Rolph
Mary Leader
Robert Buzzell
Renne Jarrett
Summary:
History and traditions of St. Valentine's Day.

Ep 2.18 Hallmark Hall of Fame: LINCOLN'S LITTLE CORRESPONDENT
08-Feb-1953
adapted by Ellen & Richard McCracken
from the book by Hertha Pauli
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Dorothy Peterson
Crahan Denton
Natalie Trundy
Ellie Sommers
Charles Taylor

David White

Philippa Bevans
with
Edward Harvey, Elaine Ellis
Carl Harms, Sondra Rodgers
Pauline Myers
Summary:
The story surrounding 11-year-old Grace Bedell's letter to Abraham Lincoln

suggesting that he grow a beard.

Ep 2.19 Hallmark Hall of Fame: CROWN OF WINGS
15-Feb-1953
written by Robert Mason Pollock
directed by Albert McCleery
narrated by Sarah Churchill
starring
Tod Andrews
Frances Reid
William Erwin
René Paul
Ludie Claire
Zolya Talma
Summary:
An incident in the life of naturalist artist John James Audubon; set in New Orleans in 1824.
* Note Title also known as "Crown of Audubon".

Ep 2.20 Hallmark Hall of Fame: DINNER FOR THE GENERAL
22-Feb-1953
written by Reginald Lawrence
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Stephen Courtleigh
Barbara Ashley
Tod Griffin
Eva Condon
Reese Taylor
with
Michael Keene, Robert Gallagher
Robert Courtleigh, Sandy Kenyon
Mel Jurdem
Summary:
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.

Ep 2.21 Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE ACCUSED
01-Mar-1953
written by William L. Stuart
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Sarah Churchill
Summary:
Mercy Disborough's efforts to end American witchhunts;

set in Fairfield County, Connecticut in 1692.

Ep 2.22 Hallmark Hall of Fame: HORACE MANN'S MIRACLE
08-Mar-1953
written by Rod Serling
directed by William Corrigan
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Frank M. Thomas
Mona Bruns
Howard Freeman
Harry Antrim
Brandon Peters
with
John Kerr
Joseph Leberman
James Zernecke
Summary:
Mann's work towards education for all regardless of race,

creed, or color.

Ep 2.23 Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE HARP OF ERIN
15-Mar-1953
written by Ellen & Richard McCracken
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Dennis Harrison
Oliver Thorndike
Ellen Humphrey
Malcolm Lee Beggs
Douglas Rodgers
Neil Fitzgerald
Grace O'Malley
Summary:
The story of poet Thomas Moore.

Ep 2.24 Hallmark Hall of Fame: PHOTOGRAPH BY BRADY
22-Mar-1953
adapted by Robert Mason Pollock
story by Ted Wear
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Philip Bourneuf
Frances Reid
James Kelly
Maurice Manson
Charles G. Martin
Dan Magnan
John Glendenning
Summary:
Mathew Brady's Civil War photography.

Ep 2.25 Hallmark Hall of Fame: A QUEEN IS BORN
29-Mar-1953
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Sarah Churchill
Summary:
The story of Queen Elizabeth I's ascendance to the throne.

Ep 2.26 Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE OTHER WISE MAN
05-Apr-1953
adapted by Harold Callen
story by Henry Van Dyke
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Wesley Addy
Humphrey Davis
Eric Sinclair
Alan Devitt
Bernard Nedell
Marian Shockley
Anne Mary Tallon

Ep 2.27 Hallmark Hall of Fame: SKIPPER OF THE SKIES
12-Apr-1953
written by Robert Mason Pollock
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Leslie Nielsen
Joan Gray
Marie Kenney
Wayne Carson
Val Dufour
Alexander Campbell
Jason Johnson

Ep 2.28 Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE WORLD ON A WIRE
19-Apr-1953
written by Ellen & Richard McCracken
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Russell Hardie
Betty Bendyk
Morton L. Stevens
Geoffrey Bryant
Charles Egelston
Jean Hayworth
Douglas Rutherford
Tom Raynor
O. Tolbert Hewitt
Wyrley Birch
Summary:
The story of Samuel Morse and the use of the telegraph.

Ep 2.29 Hallmark Hall of Fame: HAMLET
26-Apr-1953
adapted by Mildred Freed Alberg & Tom Hughes Sand
story by William Shakespeare
directed by Albert McCleery
executive producer Albert McCleery
narrated by Sarah Churchill
starring
Maurice Evans as Hamlet
Ruth Chatterton as Queen Gertrude
Joseph Schildkraut as King Claudius
Sarah Churchill as Ophelia
Barry Jones as Polonius
Wesley Addy
William Smithers
Malcolm Keen

Neva Patterson

Noel Leslie

Frances Bethencourt
Alan Shayne
with
Winston Ross, Chester Stratton
Norman Barrs, Tom Hughes Sand
Ken Raymond
Summary:
* Note The first television appearance of one of the theater's

most distinguished actors, Maurice Evans.

Ep 2.30 Hallmark Hall of Fame: NO MAN IS AN ISLAND
03-May-1953
written by Helene Hanff
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Scott Forbes
Mary Scott
Geoffrey Lumb
Hal Thompson
Horace Braham
Larry Cregar
Naomi Campbell
Summary:
The story of poet and minister John Donne, and his relationship

with his wife and her father, Sir George Moore.

Ep 2.31 Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE LADY OF LIBERTY
10-May-1953
written by Harold Callen
based on a story by Ted Wear
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Lilli Darvas
Val Dufour
Stephen Courtleigh
Byron Sanders
Alexander Campbell
with
Bruce Evans
Michael Wyler
Lotte Stavisky
Summary:
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.

Ep 2.32 Hallmark Hall of Fame: SOLDIER OF PEACE
17-May-1953
written by Robert Mason Pollock
directed by Alfred Scott
produced by Albert McCleery
starring
Stephen Courtleigh
Russell Hicks
Mona Bruns
Sondra Rodgers
Calvin Thomas
Donald Hernly
John J. Martin
Summary:
Life of General Robert E. Lee after the Civil War.

Ep 2.33 Hallmark Hall of Fame: PROUDLY I LOVE
24-May-1953
written by John Schwartz
directed by Norman Felton
produced by Albert McCleery
starring
Sarah Churchill as Sarah Bernhardt
William Prince
Nicholas Joy
Kathleen Comegys
Zolya Talma
Ludie Claire
Humphrey Davis
Lynn Loring
Rene Paul
Summary:
Sarah Bernhardt gives up her love to continue her acting career.

Ep 2.34 Hallmark Hall of Fame: SPARK OF GENIUS
31-May-1953
written by Elaine Ryan
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Richard Hylton
Cameron Prud'Homme
Olive Blakeney
Lionel Ames
Ted Brenner

Ep 2.35 Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE CLAY OF KINGS
07-Jun-1953
written by Elaine Ryan
based on a story by Susan Bailey
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Roger Moore
Judith Braun
Basil Howes
Pierre Myers
Marjorie Eaton
Shiela Huntington
Peter Donat
Summary:
Story of Josiah Wedgwood.

Ep 2.36 Hallmark Hall of Fame: SCOTT'S CASTLE
14-Jun-1953
directed by Albert McCleery
Summary:
The life of Sir Walter Scott, including family, literary career, bankruptcy,

and the death of his wife.

Ep 2.37 Hallmark Hall of Fame: MAN AGAINST PAIN
21-Jun-1953
written by Rod Serling
directed by William Corrigan
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Tod Andrews
Patricia Breslin
Casey Allen
Gladys Klark
Edwin Cooper
Alan Devitt
Calvin Thomas
Marie Kenney
Edwin Hernly
Patty McCormack
James Rafferty
Vincent Van Lynn
Summary:
The story of Boston dentist William Thomas Green Morton, who developed

the use of ether as an anesthetic.

Ep 2.38 Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE MERCER GIRLS
28-Jun-1953
wriiten by Poot Pray
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Sarah Churchill
Stephen Douglass
Robert Wright
Bibi Osterwald
Kenneth Schon
Peter Birch
Floyd Buckley
Evelyn Ward

with
Renee Orin, Alan North
Rosamond Vance, Vin Kehoe
Guerita Donnelly, Anita Webb

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Ep 3.01  Hallmark Hall of Fame: OF TIME AND THE RIVER
04-Oct-1953

Adapted by Howard Rodman
starring
Thomas Mitchell ..... William Oliver Gant
Sara Haden .......... Wife
Lamont Johnson ...... Son
Synopsis:
Adaptation of Thomas Wolfe's "Of Time and the River", the deathbed scene. [RF]

Ep 3.02 Hallmark Hall of Fame: A QUEEN'S WAY
11-Oct-1953
written by Jennette & Francis Letton

Ep 3.03 Hallmark Hall of Fame: MCCOY OF ABILENE
18-Oct-1953
written by Harold Callen
Based on the book The Trampling herd by Paul Wellman
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
George Nader as Joseph McCoy
Marjorie Lord as Sarah McCoy
Gene Roth as March
Leonard Penn as Sam Hodgekiss
Rory Mallinson as David McCoy
James Dobson as Will
Frances Bavier as Lou Bloor
with
Walkin' Charlie Aldrich
Rodney Bell, James Best
Russ Conway, Robert Easton
Don Kennedy, John Larch
Steve Pendleton
Summary:
Story of Joseph Geiting McCoy, American pioneer cattleman.

Ep 3.04 Hallmark Hall of Fame: no details

25-Oct-1953

 Ep 3.05 Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE IMAGINARY INVALID
01-Nov-1953
written by Maurice Valency

 Ep 3.06 Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE LONELY WAY
08-Nov-1953
written by Eileen & Robert Mason Pollock

Ep 3.07 Hallmark Hall of Fame: no details

15-Nov-1953

 Ep 3.08 Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE COURTSHIP OF MILES STANDISH

22-Nov-1953
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Jeff Donnell
Kenneth Tobey
Roger Pace

Ep 3.09 Hallmark Hall of Fame: no details

29-Nov-1953

Ep 3.10 Hallmark Hall of Fame: no details

06-Dec-1953

Ep 3.11 Hallmark Hall of Fame: AESOP AND RHODOPE
13-Dec-1953
written by Helene Hanff
 

 Ep 3.12 Hallmark Hall of Fame:  AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS
20-Dec-1953
by Gian Carlo Menotti
directed by Kirk Browning
produced by Samuel Chotzinoff
hosted & narrated by Sarah Churchill
starring
Bill McIver as Amahl
Rosemary Kuhlmann as the Mother
Andrew McKinley as King Kaspar
David Aiken as King Melchior
Leon Lishner as King Balthazar
Francis Monachino as the Page
Felisa Conde, John Butler, Glen Tetley as the Three Dancers.
Summary:
Amahl, a crippled boy, and his poor mother are visited by the Three Wise Men,

who stay the night, and are entertained by the villagers. During the night, Amahl's

mother tries to steal their jewels, but is caught by the page. Amahl begs for her release,

and is rewarded for his pains by being healed. He then leaves with the Three Wise Men.

Ep 3.13 Hallmark Hall of Fame: BLAZE OF DARKNESS
27-Dec-1953
written by Eileen & Robert Mason Pollock

Ep 3.14 Hallmark Hall of Fame: JOHN MARSHALL AND THE BURR CASE
03-Jan-1954
written by Ellen & Richard McCracken

Synopsis:

Story of Chief Justice John Marshall and his dignity and impartiality during the trial

of Aaron Burr, the man who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel.

Ep 3.15 Hallmark Hall of Fame: CRUSADE TO LIBERTY
10-Jan-1954
written by Eileen & Robert Mason Pollock

starring

Douglass Montgomery as James Edward Oglethorpe

Jan Englund as Anne Dabney

Edward Ashley

Philip Tonge

Tina Carver

Lumsden Hare

Synopsis:

James Edward Oglethorpe fought a single-handed battle against the debtor prisons of England.

Ep 3.16 Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE ST. CLOUD STORM
17-Jan-1954
starring
Dorothy Green as Jane Grey Swisshelm
Synopsis:
Jane Grey Swisshelm, pioneer newspaper woman, who in 1857 heeded her boss

Horace Greeley's advice and headed Westward to the town of St. Cloud, Minnesota,

where she attempted to expose the local boss. Her presses were destroyed

 and she almost lost her life.

Ep 3.17 Hallmark Hall of Fame: KING RICHARD II
24-Jan-1954
story by William Shakespeare
directed by George Schaefer
producer Albert McCleery
starring
Maurice Evans as Richard II
Kent Smith as Bolingbroke
Sarah Churchill as the Queen
Frederic Worlock as John of Gaunt
Paul Davis as a Guard
Bruce Gordon as Thomas Mowbray
Morton Da Costa as Aumerle
Norman Barrs as Green
Robert Quarry as Bushy
Richard Purdy as Duke of York
Louis Hector as Northumberland
Jonathan Harris as Exton
Francis Bethencourt as Willoughby
with
June Prudhomme, Sarah Marshall as Ladies in Waiting
Terence Kilburn as Harry Percy
Louis Edmonds as Bagot
Ralph Clanton as Bishop of Carlisle
Porter Van Zandt as Salisbury
Alfred Shirley as Scroop
Whitford Kane as the Gardener
Joseph Dooley as Second Gardener
Raymond Johnson as Third Gardener
Clifford Cothren as Jailer
Van Williams as Exton's Servant
Kenneth Raymond, Tom Hughes Sand as Pages

Ep 3.18 Hallmark Hall of Fame: no details

31-Jan-1954

Ep 3.19 Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE HANDS OF CLARA SCHUMANN
07-Feb-1954
written by Helene Hanff

Ep 3.20 Hallmark Hall of Fame: CRUSADER AGAINST CRUELTY
14-Feb-1954
written by Harold Callen

starring

Gertrude Michael

Ep 3.21 Hallmark Hall of Fame: MISS TRACY OF MT. VERNON
21-Feb-1954
written by Elaine Ryan

starring
Sarah Churchill ...... Sarah Tracy
Synopsis:
Story of the woman who kept Mt. Vernon, Washington's home, neutral during the Civil War. [RF]

Ep 3.22 Hallmark Hall of Fame: no details

28-Feb-1954

Ep 3.23 Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE GOOD SAMARITAN
07-Mar-1954
written by Harold Callen

starring
Douglass Montgomery

Ep 3.24 Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE ROAD TO TARA
14-Mar-1954
starring

Patrick O'Neal
Lois Hall
Synopsis:
Christian Patricius escapes from pagen Eire and returns in story of St. Patrick. [RF]
 

Ep 3.25 Hallmark Hall of Fame: no details

21-Mar-1954

Ep 3.26 Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE ORDEAL OF THOMAS JEFFERSON
28-Mar-1954
written by Helene Hanff

Ep 3.27 Hallmark Hall of Fame: YOUNG WILLIAM PENN
04-Apr-1954
written by James Truex

Ep 3.28 Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE LIBERATOR
11-Apr-1954
written by Howard Rodman

Ep 3.29 Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE STORY OF RUTH
18-Apr-1954
written by Howard Rodman

Ep 3.30 Hallmark Hall of Fame: AIMEE DE RIVERY
25-Apr-1954
written by George Bruce & Helene Hanff
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Sarah Churchill as Aimee De Rivery
Geoffrey Toone as The Sultan
Celia Lovsky as Valideh Sultan
Lou Krugman as Ali Hussein
Leslie Denison as Commander of Corsairs
Paul Newlan as Kizlak Agha
Penny Santon as Katon Kaija
Naomi Burns as Fortune Teller
Michael Miller as Selim
Summary:
Story of Aimée de Rivery, who brought reforms to Turkey.

Ep 3.31 Hallmark Hall of Fame: PETTICOAT REVOLUTION
02-May-1954
written by Helen Hanff

Ep 3.32 Hallmark Hall of Fame: PORTRAIT BY WHISTLER
09-May-1954
written by Ted Wear

Ep 3.33 Hallmark Hall of Fame: MOBY DICK
16-May-1954
adapted by Howard Rodman
novel by Herman Melville
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Victor Jory ........ Captain Ahab
Hugh O'Brian ........ Starbuck
Lamont Johnson ...... Ishmael
Harvey Stephens ....... Stubb
Thomas B. Henry ....... Fedallah
Nestor Paiva ....... Captain Peleg
Earl Lee ...... Elijah
Charles Mauu ....... Queequeg
John Hamilton ....... "Jeroboam" Captain
Tim Graham ..... Carpenter
Howard McNeely ..... Pip
Stevan Darrell ....... Tashtego
James Logan ..... "Rachael" Captain
John Larch ..... 1st Sailor
Steve Mitchell ..... 2nd Sailor

Synopsis:

A sea captain seeks vengeance upon a whale.

*Note: TV Guide has this episode airing April 4, 1954.

Ep 3.34 Hallmark Hall of Fame: SERRA AND SAN FRANCISCO
23-May-1954
cast:
Robert Warwick ...... Father Serra
Lyle Talbot ......... Father Crespi
Leslie Dennison ..... Commander Rivera
Paul Richards ....... Captain Anza
Synopsis:
The story of the Catholic missionary Father Junipera Serra, who founded over 18 missions along the West Coast in the 1770's. His efforts helped to prevent the Russians from invading the U.S. through Alaska. [RF]

Ep 3.35 Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE ARMOUR-BEARER
30-May-1954
written by Helene Hanff

Ep 3.36 Hallmark Hall of Fame: A RECKLESS YOUTH
06-Jun-1954
Synopsis:
The little known and humorous story of how Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain)

won his wife Olivia Langdon. Clemens manages to wangle an invitation as houseguest

at the Langdon home in order to court the girl of his dreams. Her stern father disapproves. [RF]

LAFAYETTE FOR FREEDOM
(25-Apr-1954 Copyright)
written by Ellen & Richard McCracken

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Ep 4.01 Hallmark Hall of Fame: DYNAMITE, THE STORY OF ALFRED NOBEL
05-Sep-1954
written by Harold Callum
Synopsis:
The 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. [RF]

Ep 4.02 Hallmark Hall of Fame: DO NOT CRY FOR ME
12-Sep-1954
written by Eileen & Robert Mason Pollock

Synopsis:
Tells 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. [RF]

Ep 4.03 Hallmark Hall of Fame: A MAN OF MANY IDEAS
19-Sep-1954
written by Boris Sagal

Ep 4.04 Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE RELUCTANT REDEEMER
26-Sep-1954
written by Helene Hanff

Ep 4.05 Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE LADY IN THE WINGS
24-Oct-1954
written by Helene Hanff
directed by Albert McCleery
starring

Ludwig Stossel ...... Professor Roff
Michael Whalen ...... Lawyer
Theresa Lyon ........ Mary
Somer Alberg ........ Emil
Ann Doran
Selmer Jackson
Rosemary De Camp
Peter Hanson
Synopsis 1:
The story of the wife of composer Edward MacDowell.

Synopsis 2:
The widow of the great composer, Edward McDowell,

remembering her happy past, wishes to create a place where

artists from all quarters can work in solitude. [TA]


Ep 4.xx Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE PATH TO PEACE
31-Oct-1954
written by Eileen & Robert Mason Pollock

Ep 4.xx Hallmark Hall of Fame: PRESIDENT FOR A DAY
21-Nov-1954
written by Day Nelson Gidding

Ep 4.xx Hallmark Hall of Fame: MACBETH
28-Nov-1954
story by William Shakespeare
directed by George Schaefer
producer Maurice Evans
executive producer Jack Rayel
starring
Maurice Evans as Macbeth
Judith Anderson as Lady Macbeth
Jane Rose as First Witch
Frieda Altman as Second Witch
Maud Sheerer as Third Witch
House Jameson as Duncan
Roger Hamilton as Malcolm
William Woodson as the Sergeant
Guy Sorel as Ross
Staats Cotsworth as Banquo
Michael Kane as Angus
Basil Langton as Seyton
John Reese as Pleance
Pat O'Malley as the Porter
Richard Waring as Macduff
Peter Fernandez as Donaldbain
Noel Leslie as the Doctor
George Ebeling as the First Murderer
Robert Carricart as the Second Murderer
Ford Rainey as Menteith
Margot Stevenson as Lady Macduff
Rhoden Streeter as young Macduff
Nan McFarland as Gentlewoman
Edwin Jerome as Caithness
Val Wrenne as the Servant
Roy Dean as the Messenger

Ep 4.xx Hallmark Hall of Fame: DEADLOCK
05-Dec-1954
written by Eugene Vale
 

Ep 4.xx Hallmark Hall of Fame:  AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS
19-Dec-1954
by Gian Carlo Menotti
starring
Bill McIver as Amahl
Rosemary Kuhlmann as the Mother
Andrew McKinley as King Kaspar
David Aiken as King Melchior
Leon Lishner as King Balthazar
Francis Monachino as the Page
Felisa Conde, John Butler, Glen Tetley as the Three Dancers.
Summary:
Amahl, a crippled boy, and his poor mother are visited by the Three Wise Men,

who stay the night, and are entertained by the villagers. During the night, Amahl's

mother tries to steal their jewels, but is caught by the page. Amahl begs for her release,

and is rewarded for his pains by being healed. He then leaves with the Three Wise Men.

Ep 4.xx Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE JOYFUL TYDINGS
26-Dec-1954
written by Elaine Ryan

Ep 4.xx Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE FIRST MINTMASTER
09-Jan-1955
written by Meyer Dolinsky
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Lamont Johnson as John Hull
Mark Dana as Edward Hull
Mary Scott as Judith
Herbert Rudley as Reverend Joseph Cotton
Lumsden Hare as Governor Winthrop
James Flavin as Captain Kimble
Cyril Delevanti as Robert Kearney
Tim Graham as Ambros Martin
Summary:
Story 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.

Ep 4.xx Hallmark Hall of Fame: CRUSADE FOR FREEDOM
16-Jan-1955
written by Peter Kortner
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Ben Cooper as Benjamin Franklin
Gill Harman as James Franklin
Richard Simmons as Cotton Mather
Michael Miller as John Collins
Douglass Dumbrille as Governor Spriggs
Summary:
In the name of his brother, the editor of the Boston Courant,

Benjamin Franklin launches a campaign against Cotton Mather.

Ep 4.xx Hallmark Hall of Fame: DR. HARVEY W. WILEY
23-Jan-1955
written by George Bruce
from an original story by Milton Kahn
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Paul Langton as Dr. Harvey W. Wiley
Morris Ankrum as Dr. Treet
Stephen Coit as William Allen White
George Eldredge as Congressman
Paul Birch as Secretary of Agriculture
John Larch as A young tough
Loretta King as Woman
Bill Bryant as Lieutenant
Summary:
Struggle 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.
*Note: Title also known as: The little-known story of Dr. Harvey W. Wiley,

the man who was responsible for the passage of pure food laws in America.

Ep 4.xx Hallmark Hall of Fame: A STORY ABOUT HENRY FORD
30-Jan-1955
written by George Bruce
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Arthur Franz as Henry Ford
Karen Sharpe as Clara Ford
Robert Brubaker as Jared
David Stollery as Tommy
Alexander Campbell as Covin
Will J. White Barney Oldfield
Hal Forrest as First businessman
Michael Ferris as Second businessman
Summary:
Ford, 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.

Ep 4.xx Hallmark Hall of Fame: PATRICK HENRY
06-Feb-1955
adapted by Helene Hanff & James Truex
written by James Truex
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Jack Kelly as Patrick Henry
Angela Greene as Sally Henry
John Lupton as Thomas Jefferson
Tristram Coffin as Peyton Randolph
Don Kennedy as George Johnston
Leslie Denison as John Robinson
Summary:
Silver-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, reluctant to enter the

aristocratic House of Burgesses until the British introduced

the Stamp Act.

Ep 4.xx Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE SHINING BEACON
13-Feb-1955
written by Eileen & Robert Mason Pollock
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Whitfield Connor as Alcuin
Antony Eustrel as Voinier
Gladys Holland as Desiree
Don Megowan as Charlemagne
John Dodsworth as Luville
Peter Reynolds as Jacques
John Larch as Quintus
Will J. White as Soldier
Summary:
Setting is England 1200 years ago. Tale of Alcuin, the great

educator who taught Charlemagne to read and write.
* Note Title also known as "A Tribute to Alcuin".

Ep 4.xx Hallmark Hall of Fame: MARTHA CUSTIS WASHINGTON
20-Feb-1955
written by Eugene Vale & Elaine Ryan
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Karen Sharpe as Martha Custis
Marshall Thompson as George Washington
Hugh Beaumont as Col. Richard Chamberlayne
Margaret Campbell as Mrs. Chamberlayne
Maidie Norman as Lurie
Dennis King, Jr. as Richard Nicholas
Summary:
The courtship of George Washington and Martha Custis,

a widowed mother of two.
* Note: Title also known as "The Courtship of George Washington & Martha Custis"

Ep 4.xx Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE TALKING WIRE
27-Feb-1955
written by George Bruce
story by Harold Callen
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Peter Hanson as Alexander Bell
Claudia Barrett as Mabel Hubbard
Ian Keith as Gardiner Greene Hubbard
Burt Masters as Thomas Watson
Charlott Knight as Landlady
Kim Charney as Georgie Sanders
Summary:
The story of Alexander Graham Bell and experiments that

led to the electric hearing aid, and then the telephone.

Ep 4.xx Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE ADVENTURES OF LT. CONTEE
06-Mar-1955
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
John Barrymore Jr.
Summary:
Tribute to Lieutenant Marcus Contee one of Commodore Perry's

officers, whose personal efforts helped open Japan to foreign trade.

Ep 4.xx Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE PIRATE AND THE LAWYER
13-Mar-1955
written by Helen Hanff
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Ray Danton as Jean Lafitte
Herbert Rudley as Edward Livingston
Douglass Dumbrille as Governor William Claiborne
Loretta King as Louise Livingston
G. Thomas Duggan as Andrew Jackson
Liam Sullivan as Captain Nicholas Lockyer
William Justine as Dominique You
Summary:
Adventures of pirate Jean Laffite and lawyer Edward Livingston.
* Note Title also known as "A Tribute to Edward Livingston".

Ep 4.xx Hallmark Hall of Fame: SOLDIER'S BRIDE
20-Mar-1955
written by Helene Hanff
from a story by Rosemary Foster
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Sarah Churchill as Knox Taylor
John Baragray as Jefferson Davis
Richard Gaines as Zachary Taylor
Olive Blakeney as Mrs. Taylor
Robert Brubaker as Captain McRee
Summary:
Story of the love between Knox Taylor (daughter of Colonel

Zachary Taylor) and Jefferson Davis.

Ep 4.xx Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE FINEST GIFT
27-Mar-1955
written by Eileen & Robert Mason Pollock
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Tod Andrews as Lord Byron
Mary Scott as Mary Shelley
Richard Flato as Alexis Xenos
Myron Healey as Colonel Reiner
Peter Mamakos as Stefanos
Lumsden Hare as Ambassador Wakefield
Lou Krugman as Ahmet Fedize
Alphonse Martell as Ambassador Perret
Summary:
Lord Byron's efforts to liberate Greece.

Ep 4.xx Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS
03-Apr-1955
written by George Bruce
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
William Bishop as Ethan Allen
Berry Kroger as Benedict Arnold
Malcolm Atterbury as Peleg Sunderland
Walter Beaver as John Brown
John Craven as Remeber Baker
Sam Flint as President of Committee
Ray Montgomery as Seth Warner
John Dodsworth as British officer
Keith Hitchcock as Major William Delaplace
Summary:
Story of Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain boys.

Ep 4.xx Hallmark Hall of Fame: LYDIA
10-Apr-1955
written by George Bruce & DeWitt Bodeen
from a story by E. Jack Neuman
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Sarah Churchill as Lydia
Lamont Johnson as Paul
Glenn Langan as Claudius
Paul Lukather as Silas
Donald Lawton as Nestor
Will J. White as Francis
Summary:
Story of the pagan Greek Lydia, who lived in ancient Rome

and saved the life of the Apostle Paul.

Ep 4.xx Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE MAN WHO TORE DOWN THE WALL
17-Apr-1955
written by Joseph Schrank
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Peter Graves as Dr. James Ewing
Tristram Coffin as Dr. Parsons
Philip Tonge as Dr. Barman
Robert Brubaker as Dr. Douglas
William Schallert as Dr. Janeway
Tyler McVey as Dr. Stokes
Karen Steele as Nurse
Summary:
Story 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.
* Note: Title also known as, "The Story of Dr. James Ewing"

Ep 4.xx Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE TOUCH OF STEEL
01-May-1955
written by Meyer Dolinsky
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Jan Merlin as Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr
John Dennis as Sgt. Murphy
Hugh Beaumont as Col. Lander
Russell Johnson as Lefty
Forrest Taylor as Dr. Holmes
John Goddard as Cpl. Kenny
Claudia Barrett as Fanny
Summary:
Story of young army officer and law student Oliver Wendell

Holmes, Jr., 60th justice of the United States Supreme Court.

Ep 4.xx Hallmark Hall of Fame: CRADLE SONG
08-May-1955
written by Elaine Ryan
based on a story by James Truex
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Osa Massen as Ernestine Schumann-Heink
Alf Kjellin as Paul Schumann
Gregory Gay as Herr Sokolov
John Banner
Faye Wall
Manfred Furst
Summary:
Story of Ernestine Schumann-Heink.

Ep 4.xx Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE PROMISE
15-May-1955
written by Leonard Heideman
from a story by Winifred Wolf and Jack Gordon
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Lamont Johnson as Damon
Marshall Thompson as Pythias
Ian Keith as Dionysius
Cathy Downs as Calanthe
Robert Brubaker as Caius
June Howard as Calaga
Summary:
Dramatization of the legend of Damon and Pythias.
* Note Title also known as "The Story of Damon and Pythias".

Ep 4.xx Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE MAN WITH A CAMERA
22-May-1955
written by Boris & Sara Sagal
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Gene Reynolds as George Eastman
Summary:
Story of George Eastman, and his development of the

first camera to use film.
* Note Title also known as, "The Story of George Eastman"

Ep 4.xx Hallmark Hall of Fame: STORY OF PAUL HARRIS AND THE FOUNDING OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
29-May-1955
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Edward Arnold
Summary:
Tribute to Rotary International in commemoration of its golden anniversary.

Includes speech by Rotary president, Herbert J. Taylor

Ep 4.xx Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE TEMPERING OF THE SWORD
05-Jun-1955
written by George Bruce
based on a story by George Faulkner
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
Joseph Schildkraut as Baron von Steuben
Robert Warwick as George Washington
James Flavin as General Charles Lee
Robert Bolger as Captain Walker
Ralph Clanton as Count St. Germain
Manfred Furst as Otto
William Bryant as 1st Lieutenant
Summary:
Story of Baron Friedrich Wilhelm Von Steuben, founder of

the American military system, who trained troops in

the American Revolution.
* Note: Title also known as "The Hammer and the Sword".

Ep 4.xx Hallmark Hall of Fame: CADET POE
12-Jun-1955
adapted by Peter Kortner
Based on a story by Will Price and Marcia Dealy.
directed by Albert McCleery
starring
John Carlyle as Edgar Allan Poe
Ian Keith as John Allan
Carolyn Craig as Virginia Clemm
Gil Harman as Lt. Joseph Locke
Tyler McVey as Supply Sargeant
Charles Meridith as President of the Court
Robert King as Cadet Bob Welty
Robert Sampson as Cadet Dick Gordon
Harvey Daniels as Cadet Jack Hume
Summary:
Recounts a "little-known incident" in the life of Edgar Allan Poe.

Ep 4.xx Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE FATHER WHO HAD NO SONS
19-Jun-1955
written by George Bruce
directed by Albert McCleery
produced by Maurice Evans
starring
Gene Lockhart as Milton Hershey
Mary Adams as Catherine Hershey
Adrienne Marden as Mrs. Smith
Robert Winans as Jimmy Smith
Erik Nielsen as Johnny Smith
Hugh Corcoran as Bobby
Irene Corlett as Ann Dobbs
William Neff as Sergeant Briggs
Summary:
The inspiring story of Milton S. Hershey, who worked so hard

to bring happiness to thousands of orphans.

Ep 4.xx Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE FARMER FROM MONTICELLO
26-Jun-1955
written by Eileen & Robert Mason Pollock
directed by Albert McCleery
produced & hosted by Maurice Evans
starring
Rhodes Reason as Thomas Jefferson
Julie Bennett as Martha Jefferson
Tod Griffin as Patrick Henry
Will J. White as Jonathon Taylor
Herbert Rudley as Tobias Raile
Alexander Campbell as Dr. Garis
Shirley Higgenbotham as Hannah
Summary:
The story of Thomas Jefferson's return to politics in 1773.
 

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*Note: Format changes to one show per month

Ep 5.01 Hallmark Hall of Fame: ALICE IN WONDERLAND
23-Oct-1955
adapted by Florida Friebus
Based on the play by Eva Le Gallienne and Florida Friebus
story by Lewis Carroll
directed by George Schaefer
executive producer Jack Bayel
narrated by Maurice Evans
starring
Gillian Barber as Alice
Martyn Green as White Rabbit
Bobby Clark as Duchess
Hiram Sherman as King of Hearts
J. Pat O'Malley as Gryphon
Burr Tillstrom as Mock Turtle
Elsa Lanchester as Red Queen
Eva Le Gallienne as White Queen
Reginald Gardiner as White Knight
Noel Leslie as Caterpillar
Michael Enserro as Fish Footman
Gilbert Mack as Frog Footman
Bernard Tone as Cook
Ian Martin as Tweedledum
Don Hanmer as Tweedledee
Robert Casper as March Hare
Mort Marshall as Mad Hatter
Alice Pearce as Dormouse
Skedge Miller as Gardener
Tom Bosley as Knave of Hearts
Ronald Long as Queen of Hearts
Karl Swenson as Humpty Dumpty
Don Somers as Red King
Marc Breaux as Walrus
Lenny Claret as Carpenter
* Note: Walrus and Carpenter duet sung by Martin Green

and J. Pat O'Malley

Ep 5.02 Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE DEVIL'S DISCIPLE
20-Nov-1955
adapted by S. Mark Smith
story by George Bernard Shaw
directed by George Schaefer
produced by Mildred Freed Alberg
executive producer Jack Rayel
starring
Maurice Evans as Richard Dudgeon
Teresa Wright as Judith Anderson
Ralph Bellamy as Pastor Anderson
Clifford Cothren as Militiaman
Margaret Hamilton as Mrs. Dudgeon
Logan Ramsey as Christy
Jada Rowland as Essie
Somer Alberg as Lawyer Hawkins
Morton L. Stevens as Uncle William
Bernard Tone as Uncle Titus
Cavada Humphrey as Mrs. William Dudgeon
Flossie Ellis as Mrs. Titus Dudgeon
Ian Martin as Sergeant
Leo Britt as Major Swindon
Michael Hogan as Chaplain
Summary:
Dick Dudgeon is the local scapegrace in the New Hampshire

community of Yankees where he lives. Even his own mother

becomes fed up with the way he flouts the cardinal rules of good

sense, good manners and good religion, and throws him out of the house.

Judith, Parson Anderson's pretty wife, also has a low opinion

of Dick. But Shaw proves Dick's heart is in the right place for he's kind

to a poor, belabored servant girl, and, it being the time of the

American Revolution, he shortly becomes a Yankee hero!

Ep 5.03 Hallmark Hall of Fame: DREAM GIRLS
11-Dec-1955
adaptation by S. Mark Smith
Based on the play by Elmer Rice.
directed by George Schaefer
produced by Maurice Evans
Narrator Maurice Evans
starring
Vivian Blaine
Hal March
Evelyn Varden
Edmon Ryan
William A. Lee
Donald Symington
Mary Fickett
Priscilla Morrill
Walter Klaavun
Kathleen Mansfield

Ep 5.xx Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE GOOD FAIRY
05-Feb-1956
starring
Julie Harris
Roddy McDowall
Florida Friebus as Karoline

Ep 5.xx Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
18-Mar-1956
adapted by Michael Hogan & William Nichols
written by William Shakespeare
directed by George Schaefer
starring
Maurice Evans as Petruchio
Lilli Palmer as Katherine
Diane Cilento as Bianca
Will B. Able as Curtis
Ronald Long as Biondello
Robinson Stone as Vincentio
John Colicos as Lucentio
Douglas Watson as Hortensio
Jerome Kilty as Grumio
Philip Bourneuf as Baptista
Jack Fletcher as the Tailor
Paul Godkin, Mara Lynn as wedding dancers

Ep 5.xx Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE CRADLE SONG
06-May-1956
written by James Costigan
based on Gregorio and Maria Martinez Sierra's The cradle song
directed by George Schaefer
narrated by Maurice Evans
starring
Judith Anderson as The Prioress
Siobhan McKenna as Sister Joanna of the Cross
Evelyn Varden as The Vicaress
Barry Jones as The Doctor
Anthony Franciosa as Antonio
Deirdre Owens as Teresa
with
Mildred Trares as Sister Marcella
Zohra Alton as Sister Maria Jesus
Kate Harrington as Sister Tornera
Pamela Simpson as Mistress of Novices
Jeanne Tobey as Sister Segrario
Katharine Raht as Sister Inez
Val Avery as Driver
Summary:
In a Spanish monastery, a baby left on the doorstep is raised

by the strict head mother and the young nuns.

At age 18, she is to be married  and will leave the convent.
 

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Ep 6.01 Hallmark Hall of Fame: BORN YESTERDAY
28-Oct-1956
by Garson Kanin
directed by the author in association with Hal Gerson
produced by George Schaefer
executive producer Mildred Freed Alberg
starring
Mary Martin as Billie Dawn
Paul Douglas as Harry Brock
Arthur Hill as Paul Verrall
Otto Hulett as Ed Devery
Richard Taber as Eddie Brock
with
Larry Oliver as Senator Norval Hedges
Laura Pierpont as Mrs. Hedges
Belle Flower as Helen
Bill Becker as Asst. Manager
Tom Morgan as Manager

Synopsis:
Harry Brock made a pile out of a pile of war-surplus scrap metal. At the moment he has

an establishment at a ritzy Washington, D.C. hotel. He's in the capital to see to it that no

laws and no legislators stand in the way of his making a buck. One member of his party is

a sassy chorine named Billie Dawn. Brock has, however, a small reservation about

Billie - in respectable company, she puts her foot in it every time.

Ep 6.02 Hallmark Hall of Fame: MAN AND SUPERMAN
25-Nov-1956
Written by George Bernard Shaw
produced and directed by George Schaefer
executive producer Mildred Freed Alberg
starring
Maurice Evans ....... John Tanner
Joan Greenwood ...... Ann Whitefield
Walter Greaza ....... Mr. Malone
Malcolm Keen ........ Roebuck Ramsden
Chester Stratton .... Octavius Robinson
with
Patricia Moore ...... the Maid
Edith King .......... Mrs. Whitefield
Sylvia Short ........ Violet Robinson
Ian Martin .......... Henry Straker
Douglas Watson ...... Hector Malone
Synopsis:
John Tanner, bachelor, shudders at the thought of marriage. Ann Whitefield,

his ward, is determined to marry him. In fact, he became her guardian, to his horror,

at her own request. For three acts she pursues him, and for three acts he wittily explains

to everyone, including Ann, his philosophy of life, love, marriage and girl-chases-boy. [RF]

Ep 6.03 Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE LITTLE FOXES
16-Dec-1956
adapted by Robert Hartung
written by Lillian Hellman
produced & directed by George Schaefer
executive producer Mildred Freed Alberg
starring
Greer Garson as Regina
Franchot Tone as Horace
Sidney Blackmer as Ben
E.G. Marshall as Oscar
Eileen Heckart as Birdie
with
Georgia Burke as Addie
Mildred Trares as Alexandra
Peter Kelley as Leo
Lauren Gilbert as Mr. Marshall
Lloyd G. Richards as Cal

Ep 6.04 Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE LARK
10-Feb-1957
adapted by James Costigan
story by Jean Anouilh
produced & directed by George Schaefer
executive producer Mildred Freed Alberg
starring
Julie Harris as Joan of Ark
Boris Karloff as Cauchon
Eli Wallach as the Dauphin
Basil Rathbone as the Inquisitor
Denholm Elliott as Warwick
Jack Warden as Robert de Beaudricourt
with
Harold Winston as the Promoter
Michael Higgins as Brother Ladvenu
Ward Costello as Joan's Father
Mary Loane as Joan's Mother
Barbara Stanton as the Young Queen
Jan Farrand as Agnes Sorel
Elspeth March as Queen Yolande
Gregory Morton as Monsieur de la Tremouille
Charles Penman as Archibishop of Reims
Bruce Gordon as La Hire
Ralph Roberts as Executioner
Harry Davis as English Soldier
Summary:
To the great lords of her time as well as the politicians of

the Church expediency was God. So the Maid had to die.

So to Warwick and Cauchon, her life has the somewhat artificial,

and certainly impersonal, quality of a play. Short scenes from

it are played out during the trial as they struggle to turn her simplicity

into heresy. But it is the glory of her life rather than the tragedy that

is the triumphant climax of the play. Period 1429-31

Ep 6.05 Hallmark Hall of Fame: THERE SHALL BE NO NIGHT
17-Mar-1957
adapted by Morton Wishengrad
written by Robert E. Sherwood
produced & directed by George Schaefer
executive producer Mildred Freed Alberg
starring
Charles Boyer as Dr. Karoly Valkay
Katharine Cornell as Miranda Valkay
Ray Walston as Dave Corween
Theodore Bikel as Uncle Lajos
Phyllis Love as Katalin Tors
Bradford Dillman as Erik Valkay
Val Avery as Gus Shuman
Karel Stepanek as Major Rutkowski
Gerald Hiken as Frank Olmstead
Sandor Szabo as Hungarian Minister

Ep 6.06 Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE YEOMAN OF THE GUARD
10-Apr-1957
adapted by William Nichols
based on Gilbert & Sullivan's The Yeoman
produced & directed by George Schaefer
executive producer Mildred Freed Alberg
starring
Alfred Drake as Jack Point
Celeste Holm as Phoebe Meryll
Bill Hayes as Colonel Fairfax
Barbara Cook as Elsie Maynard
with
Robert Wright as Lieutenant Cholmondeley
Henry Calvin as Wilfred Shadbolt
Norman Atkins as Sergeant Meryll
Muriel O'Malley as Dame Carruthers
Norman Barrs as Leonard Meryll
Marjorie Gordon as Kate

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Ep 7.01 Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE GREEN PASTURES
17-Oct-1957 (rebroadcast 23Mar59)
written by Marc Connelly
Suggested by Roark Bradford's Ol' Man Adam an' his chillun."
produced & directed by George Schaefer
executive producer Mildred Freed Alberg

Music sung by the De Paur Chorus
starring
William Warfield ....... The Lord (De Lawd)
Eddie Anderson ....... Noah
Earle Hyman ....... Adam and Hezdrel
Frederick O'Neal ....... Moses
Terry Carter ....... Gabriel
William Dillard ...... King of Babylon
with
Avon Long .......... First Gambler
Estelle Hemsley ............ Mrs. Deshee
Richard Ward .............. Pharoah
Rosetta Le Noire .............. Noah's wife
Sheila Guyse .......... Zeba
Muriel Rahn ............... Zipporah
Helen Dowdy ............. Stout Angel
John Marriott .............. Isaac
Dotts Johnson .......... Corporal
Summary:
African-American tales of spirituality and oral black storytelling through

a collection of vignettes on various Biblical stories and figures.

Synopsis 2:
A Sunday school teacher in the deep South describes Biblical events

 in terms that the her youngsters can readily understand.

As she speaks, the events are dramatized. [RF]
*Note: A heavily criticized adaptation of Marc Connelly's Pulitzer

prize-winning stage play by Connelly.
** Note: George Schaefer received an Emmy nomination for direction,

Marc Connelly received an Emmy nomination for writing and the

Program itself was nominated for an Emmy.

Ep 7.02 Hallmark Hall of Fame: ON BORROWED TIME
17-Nov-1957

Executive producer Mildred Freed Alberg
Produced & Directed by George Schaefer
Adapted by James Costigan
Based on the play by Paul Osborn
starring
Ed Wynn ............ Gramps
Claude Rains ....... Mr. Brink
Beulah Bondi ....... Granny
Dennis Kohler ...... Pud
Margaret Hamilton .. Demetria Riffle
William LeMassena .. Doctor Evans
Larry Gates ........ Mr. Pilbeam
Mildred Trares ..... Marcia Giles
with
William A. Lee ..... Mr. Grimes
Frank Tweddell ..... the Sheriff
Robinson Stone ..... the Workman
Billy Harris ....... a Boy
Dorothy Eaton ...... Susan
G. Wood ............ Jim
Synopsis 1:
When a boy's parents are killed, his grandparents try to raise him,

fearing that their own death is fast approaching. "Mr. Brink," an ominous messenger

from beyond, drops in to pay them a visit and gets entangled in their apple tree. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
The death of young Pud's parents in an auto accident leaves him in

the care of his grandparents. Pud's meddlesome Aunt Demetria wants to adopt

the youngster who, Aunt Demetria has learned, has become heir to a sizable legacy.

Old Gramps has some unconventional ideas of his own about bringing up children,

and he determines to keep Pud out of the clutches of Demetria. This determination

 is challenged by the arrival of Mr. Brink, a pleasant but businesslike heavenly

courier who has come down to earth to request that Gramps accompany him into

 the hereafter. But Gramps isn't ready to go, and he chases Mr. Brink away. Soon,

however, Mr. Brink returns on another mission, and this time he is successful -

he takes Granny away with him. With Granny's death Gramps knows that he is Pud's

 last hope for a happy childhood, and he schemes to prevent Mr. Brink from taking his life. [RF]

* Note: Ed Wynn received an Emmy nomination for his role.
**Note: The 1939 movie version starred Lionel Barrymore and Cedric Hardwicke.

Ep 7.03 Hallmark Hall of Fame: TWELFTH NIGHT
15-Dec-1957

adapted by William Nichols
story by Shakespeare
directed by David Greene
produced by Robert Hartung
makeup Dick Smith
music composed, adapted and conducted by Lehman Engel
starring
Maurice Evans as Malvolio
Rosemary Harris as Viola
Dennis King as Sir Toby Belch
Denholm Elliott as Sebastian
Max Adrian as Sir Andrew Aguecheck
Frances Hyland as Olivia
Howard Morris as Feste, the clown
Alice Ghostley as Maria
Lloyd Bochner as Orsino, Duke of Illyria
Gregory Morton as Antonio

James Harwood as Valentine

William Cottrell as a Sea Captain

George Turner as a Priest
Richard Buck as 1st Officer

Synopsis:
A shipwreck separates Viola from her twin brother Sebastian. Disguised as a boy,

Viola becomes a page to Duke Orsino. Orsino is sighing over his unrequited love for

the fair Olivia; but Olivia becomes infatuated with Viola, believing her a boy.

Ep 7.04 Hallmark Hall of Fame: HANS BRINKER (aka The Silver Skates)
09-Feb-1958
written by Sally Benson
based on Mary Mapes Dodge's "Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates".
directed by Sidney Lumet
produced by Mildred Freed Alberg
starring
Basil Rathbone as Dr. Boekman
Tab Hunter as Hans Brinker
Peggy King as Rychie Van Gleck
Jarmila Novotna as Dame Brinker

Carmen Mathews as Mevrouw Van Gleck

Dick Button as Peter Van Gleck

Ellie Sommers as Trinka Brinker

Ralph Roberts as Raff Brinker

Paul Robertson as Pote Van Gleck

Jana Pierce as Lucretia

Blair Heimbach as Carl

John Fiedler as Vollenhoven

Martha Greenhouse as The Housekeeper

Florence Anglin as Hilda

Matt Crowley as The Old Man

Frances Gaar as The Nurse

Luke Halpin as A Boy
Summary:
The children's story of the boy who wants to win a skating

contest in order to pay for an operation for his blind father.

Ep 7.05 Hallmark Hall of Fame: LITTLE MOON OF ALBAN
24-Mar-1958
adapted by James Costigan
produced & directed by George Schaefer
starring

Julie Harris .......... Bridgid Mary Mangan
Christopher Plummer ... Kenneth Boyd
Barry Jones ........... Dr. Clive
Frank Conroy .......... Father Curran
George Peppard ........ Dennis Walsh
Nora O'Mahony ......... Shelagh Mangan
Elspeth March ......... Sister Servant
Tom Clancy ............ Patch Keegan
Pauline Flanagan ...... Sister Martha Kevin
Mildred Trares ........ Sister Barbara
Helena Carroll ........ Sister Teresa
Norman Barrs .......... English Officer
Liam Clancy ........... Boy
Summary:
The story revolves around Bridgid Mary Mangan, who is in love with a Republican

would-be gunman, Dennis. Dennis gets his wish soon enough and gets shot

by the English, leaving Bridgid Mary no choice but to join a religious nursing order of quasi-nuns.

There, she meets and nurses back to physical and spiritual health the young English lieutenant,

 Kenneth Boyd, who shot her young love. At play's end, he has fallen in love with her

but is off to convalesce in England, where he will wait for her if she would care to marry him. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
It is 1919 in Ireland. Brigid Mary and her mother fiercely oppose her fiance's

rebel activities, for Brigid Mary's father and brother both died at the hands of the

British, and the two women want no more grief. But before long, in her

desperation, Brigid Mary is drawn into a religious order. [RF]

*
*Note: The Hallmark hall of fame's first original full-length play was James Costigan's

moving drama set in Dublin in 1919, in the midst of the Irish Rebellion of 1916-21.

Brigid Mary, a naive young Irish nurse struggling to regain her faith following the

 deaths of her father, brother, and lover at the hands of the hated British.

Christopher Plummer, who appeared in six Hall of fame productions over the

years, co-stars as Kenneth Boyd, a cynical, gravely wounded British officer.

Winner of four Emmys plus a Peabody Award, The Little Moon of Alban was restaged

for a second Hallmark broadcast in 1964, with Ms. Harris reprising her role as Brigid

and featuring Dirk Bogarde as Kenneth Boyd

** NOTE: Won, Best Special Dramatic Program, One Hour or Longer
Won, George Schaefer, Best Direction of a Single Dramatic Program, One Hour or Longer Won,

 James Costigan, Best Writing of a Single Dramatic Program, One Hour or Longer Won, Julie Harris,

Best Single Performance By an Actress

Ep 7.06 Hallmark Hall of Fame: DIAL M FOR MURDER
25-Apr-1958
adapted by Frederick Knott
produced & directed by George Schaefer
makeup by Dick Smith
executive producer Mildred Freed Alberg
starring
Maurice Evans as Tony Wendice
Rosemary Harris as Margot Wendice
John Williams as Inspector Hubbard
Anthony Dawson as Captain Lesgate
William Windom as Max Halliday
Mary Alice Wunderle as the Barmaid
Felix Deebank as Lionel
with
George Turner as the Desk Clerk
Richard Bowler as Sergeant O'Brien
Graham Jarvis as Detective Williams
Bethell Long as the Attendant
Summary:
A woman who slowly comes to realize that her husband is trying

to murder her for her money.
 

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Ep 8.01 Hallmark Hall of Fame: JOHNNY BELINDA
13-Oct-1958
adapted by Theodore Apstein
produced & directed by George Schaefer
executive producer Mildred Freed Alberg
starring
Julie Harris as Belinda
Christopher Plummer as Dr. Jack Pelletier
Victor Jory as Black McDonald
Rip Torn as Locky McCormick
Betty Lou Holland as Stella
with
Joanna Roos as Maggie
Beulah Garrick as Mrs. Donnet
Catherine Proctor as Mrs. Lutz
Boris Marshalov as Pacquet
Henry Sharp as Dr. Gordon
John Cecil Holm as The Sheriff
Rocco Bufano as Andy
Gregory Morton as The Fiddler

Ep 8.02 Hallmark Hall of Fame: KISS ME, KATE
20-Nov-1958
Written by Sam & Bella Spewak
Based on Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew".
Produced & Directed by George Schaefer
Executive Producer Mildred Freed Alberg

Musical Conductor Franz Allers
starring
Alfred Drake  ........ Frederick Graham / Petruchio
Patricia Morison .... Lilli Vanessi / Kate
Julie Wilson ........ Lois Lane / Bianca
Bill Hayes .......... Bill Calhoun / Lucentio
Harvey Lembeck ...... Gunman
Jack Klugman ........ Gunman
with
Paul McGrath ........ Harrison Howell
Robinson Stone ...... Harry Trevor / Baptista
Lee Cass ............ Gromio
Jerry Duane ......... Hortensio
Eva Jessye .......... Hattio
Lee Richardson ...... Ralph
Lorenzo Fuller ...... Paul
Synopsis:
It's opening night in Baltimore for a musical version of Shakespeare's

"Taming of the Shrew". There's some taming necessary backstage too,

for the co-stars are a tempestuous divorced couple. Fred Graham and Lilli Vanessi.
*
Musical Highlights:
"Another Op'nin" ................. Jessye
"Why Can't You Behave?" .......... Wilson
"Wunderbar" ...................... Drake, Morison
"So In Love" ..................... Morison
"We Open in Venice" .............. Drake, Morison, Wilson, Hayes
"Tom, Dick and Harry" ............ Wilson
"I've Come to Wive It Wealthily".. Drake
"I Hate Men" ..................... Morison
"Were Thine That Special Face" ... Drake
"Where Is the Life That Late I Led? .... Drake
"Always True to You in My Fashion" ..... Wilson
"Brush Up Your Shakespeare" ...... Lembeck, Klugman
Shrew Finale ..................... Drake, Morison
*
Note: In 1948 "Kiss Me Kate" with songs by Cole Porter, book by Sam & Bella Spewack,

 opened on Broadway and turning into one of the classics of American musical comedy.
Alfred Drake and Patricia Morison recreate the roles they created on Broadway. [RF]

Ep 8.03 Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE GIFT OF THE MAGI
09-Dec-1958
adapted by Wilson Lehr
classic O.Henry story
produced & directed by George Schaefer
executive producer Albert Seldon
starring
Gordon MacRae as James Dillingham Young
Sally Ann Howes as Della Young
Howard St. John as Mr. Spiegel
Bibi Osterwald as Mme. Safronie
Home Town Quartet as Quartet
Ray Boyle as Skidder
Lee Richardson as Mr. Livingston
Bea Arthur as Mrs. Abercrombie
Bill Zuckert as Policeman
Sally Gracie
Tammy Grimes
Summary:
O. Henry's familiar Christmas story The gift of the Magi

concerns a devoted young married couple each of whom has

a prized possession--Jim his watch, Della her long, luxuriant hair.

When Christmas comes, with little money on hand, each plans a

surprise for the other. Richard Adler has written songs for this

one-hour adaptation by Wilson Lehr. It co-stars Gordon MacRae

with Sally Ann Howes, Adler's wife, currently on Broadway in

My Fair Lady. Tonight's play set in the New York of 1905,

is directed by George Schaefer. Songs: The name's the same,

Howes, MacRae; He's a company man--office staff; Christmas

in your heart--Howes; My sugar is the salt of the earth--quartet;

A better word than love--MacRae; What to do?--Howes; It's much

too nice to cut--Howes, Osterwald

Ep 8.04 Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE CHRISTMAS TREE
14-Dec-1958
written by Helen Deutsch
based on the story "An Affair at the Inn" by Charles J. Finger.
directed by Kirk Browning
produced by Mildred Freed Alberg
The Nativity: Maurice Evans
starring
Mimi and Moe:
Nancy Lee Parker as The Doll
The Miracle of the orphanage:
Jessica Tandy as Mrs. Martin
Margaret Hamilton as Miss Finch
Richard Earl Thomas as Joey
Claudia Crawford as Claudia
Seth Edwards as Willy
The Snowman:
Nick Powers
Before the stores close:
Tom Poston as Tom
Ellen McRae Burstyn as Elizabeth
Hiram Sherman as Albert
Dianne Ramey as Babbie
Toni Campbell as Julia
Promenade on Christmas Day:
Cyril Ritchard
Carol Channing
Light one candle:
Ralph Bellamy as Theron
William Shatner as Philo

Ep 8.05 Hallmark Hall of Fame: BERKELEY SQUARE
05-Feb-1959 NBC Thurs
adapted by Theodore Apstein
play by John L. Balderston

suggested by "The Sense of the Past" an unfinished Henry James novel.
produced & directed by George Schaefer
executive producer Mildred Freed Alberg
starring
John Kerr as Peter Standish
Jeannie Carson as Kate Pettigrew
Edna Best as Lady Anne Pettigrew
Janet Munro as Helen Pettigrew
John Colicos as Tom Pettigrew
Norah Howard as Mrs. Barwick
with
Mildred Trares as Marjorie Frant
Jerome Kilty as Mr. Throstle
Frances Reid as Duchess of Devonshire
Winston Ross as Major Clinton

Sheila Coonan as Maid

Synopsis:
His new surroundings have stimulated the imagination of Peter Standish, a young American

 who has moved into a mansion in present-day Berkeley Square, London. In 1784 a

namesake of his, also American, had visited this house. Standish longs to travel back

through time and become this 18th century visitor. His longing becomes a reality. [RF]

*
*Note: Actor Leslie Howard played Peter Standish in both the movie and stage versions. [RF]

 Hallmark Hall of Fame: THE GREEN PASTURES
rebroadcast 23-Mar-1959 (first telecast 17Oct1957)

Ep 8.06 Hallmark Hall of Fame: AH, WILDERNESS!
28-Apr-1959
adapted by Robert Hartung
written by Eugene O'Neill
directed by Robert Mulligan
produced by Mildred Freed Alberg
starring

Helen Hayes ........ Essie
Lloyd Nolan ........ Nat Miller
Burgess Meredith ... Sid Davis
Betty Field ........ Lily Miller
Lee Kinsolving ..... Richard Miller
Dolores Sutton ..... Muriel McComber
Abigail Kellogg .... Mid 'Mildred' Miller
Roy Poole .......... Tommy Miller
Nicholas Pryor ..... D