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.
The best episode of "Hallmark Hall of Fame" season 2 is "Dutch Treat", rated N/A/10 from 0 user votes. It was directed by Albert McCleery and written by N/A. "Dutch Treat" aired on 9/7/1952 and is rated NaN point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Horns of a Dilemma".
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.
Director: Albert McCleery
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A girl unearths a paper making her the recipient of an unusual tribute.
Director: Albert McCleery
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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.
Director: Albert McCleery
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An elder daughter working in the city brings her fiancé back to the country.
Director: Albert McCleery
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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.
Director: Albert McCleery
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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.
Director: Albert McCleery
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Director: Albert McCleery
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False arrest of a man in a totalitarian country.
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The story of Christopher Ludwick, philanthropist and superintendent of bakers in the Continental Army.
Director: Albert McCleery
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Traces the origins of the Travelers Aid Society to a cholera epidemic in mid-19th century St. Louis.
Director: Albert McCleery
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Story of a woman's fight to make Thanksgiving a national holiday.
Director: Albert McCleery
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Recounts an incident from the life of Nathaniel Currier.
Director: Albert McCleery
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Director: Albert McCleery
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Kate Smith narrates a Christmas story about an unwanted donkey.
Director: Albert McCleery
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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.
Director: Albert McCleery
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The story of blacksmith Daniel Jean Richard, founder of the watch industry in the Neuch|catel district of Switzerland.
Director: Albert McCleery
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The story of Fanny Stevenson, wife of Robert Louis Stevenson.
Director: Albert McCleery
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The story of John and Washington Roebling, designers of the Brooklyn Bridge.
Director: Albert McCleery
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A tale concerning the Bible used by General George Washington at his first inauguration in New York City.
Director: Albert McCleery
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When Socrates is imprisoned because of his teachings, his wife pleads for his release and helps to plan his escape.
Director: Albert McCleery
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A musical celebration of the traditions of Valentine's Day.
Director: Albert McCleery
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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.
Director: Albert McCleery
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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.
Director: Albert McCleery
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Mercy Disborough's efforts to end American witchhunts; set in Fairfield County, Connecticut in 1692.
Director: Albert McCleery
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Mann's work towards education for all regardless of race, creed, or color.
Director: Albert McCleery
Writer: Rod Serling