Hallmark Hall of Fame (Season 2)

Dutch Treat (Episode 1)

Air date: 1952-09-07

Runtime: 120 min

Overview: 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.

Horns of a Dilemma (Episode 2)

Air date: 1952-09-14

Runtime: 120 min

Overview: A girl unearths a paper making her the recipient of an unusual tribute.

The Bride's Teapot (Episode 3)

Air date: 1952-09-21

Runtime: 120 min

Overview: 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.

Sometimes She's Sunday (Episode 4)

Air date: 1952-09-28

Runtime: 120 min

Overview: An elder daughter working in the city brings her fiancé back to the country.

The Bachelor and the Ballot (Episode 5)

Air date: 1952-10-12

Runtime: 120 min

Overview: 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.

Faith Is a Nine-Letter Word (Episode 6)

Air date: 1952-10-19

Runtime: 120 min

Overview: 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.

The Secret Vote (Episode 7)

Air date: 1952-10-26

Runtime: 120 min

The Line of Duty (Episode 8)

Air date: 1952-11-02

Runtime: 120 min

Overview: False arrest of a man in a totalitarian country.

Bread of Freedom (Episode 9)

Air date: 1952-11-09

Runtime: 120 min

Overview: The story of Christopher Ludwick, philanthropist and superintendent of bakers in the Continental Army.

The Blue and White Lamp (Episode 10)

Air date: 1952-11-16

Runtime: 120 min

Overview: Traces the origins of the Travelers Aid Society to a cholera epidemic in mid-19th century St. Louis.

Mrs. Thanksgiving (Episode 11)

Air date: 1952-11-23

Runtime: 120 min

Overview: Story of a woman's fight to make Thanksgiving a national holiday.

Ten Thousand Words (Episode 12)

Air date: 1952-11-30

Runtime: 120 min

Overview: Recounts an incident from the life of Nathaniel Currier.

Joan of Arc (Episode 13)

Air date: 1952-12-07

Runtime: 120 min

Green Hills of Vermont (Episode 14)

Air date: 1952-12-14

Runtime: 120 min

Overview: Kate Smith narrates a Christmas story about an unwanted donkey.

The Small One (Episode 15)

Air date: 1952-12-21

Runtime: 120 min

Overview: 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.

Father Time (Episode 16)

Air date: 1952-12-28

Runtime: 120 min

Overview: The story of blacksmith Daniel Jean Richard, founder of the watch industry in the Neuch|catel district of Switzerland.

Home is the Sailor (Episode 17)

Air date: 1953-01-04

Runtime: 120 min

Overview: The story of Fanny Stevenson, wife of Robert Louis Stevenson.

Span Through Time (Episode 18)

Air date: 1953-01-11

Runtime: 120 min

Overview: The story of John and Washington Roebling, designers of the Brooklyn Bridge.

The General's Bible (Episode 19)

Air date: 1953-01-18

Runtime: 120 min

Overview: A tale concerning the Bible used by General George Washington at his first inauguration in New York City.

Socrates' Wife (Episode 20)

Air date: 1953-01-25

Runtime: 120 min

Overview: When Socrates is imprisoned because of his teachings, his wife pleads for his release and helps to plan his escape.

To My Valentine (Episode 21)

Air date: 1953-02-01

Runtime: 120 min

Overview: A musical celebration of the traditions of Valentine's Day.

Lincoln's Little Correspondent (Episode 22)

Air date: 1953-02-08

Runtime: 120 min

Overview: 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.

Crown of Wings (Episode 23)

Air date: 1953-02-15

Runtime: 120 min

Overview: 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.

Dinner for the General (Episode 24)

Air date: 1953-02-22

Runtime: 120 min

Overview: Mercy Disborough's efforts to end American witchhunts; set in Fairfield County, Connecticut in 1692.

The Accused (Episode 25)

Writer: Rod Serling

Air date: 1953-03-01

Runtime: 120 min

Overview: Mann's work towards education for all regardless of race, creed, or color.

Horace Mann's Miracle (Episode 26)

Air date: 1953-03-08

Runtime: 120 min

Overview: The story of poet Thomas Moore (1779-1852).

The Harp of Erin (Episode 27)

Air date: 1953-03-15

Runtime: 120 min

Overview: Mathew Brady's Civil War photography.

Photograph by Brady (Episode 28)

Air date: 1953-03-22

Runtime: 120 min

Overview: The story of Queen Elizabeth I's ascendance to the throne.

A Queen Is Born (Episode 29)

Air date: 1953-03-29

Runtime: 120 min

Overview: The story of Queen Elizabeth I's ascendance to the throne.

The Other Wise Man (Episode 30)

Air date: 1953-04-05

Runtime: 120 min

Skipper of the Skies (Episode 31)

Air date: 1953-04-12

Runtime: 120 min

Overview: The story of Samuel Morse and the use of the telegraph.

The World on a Wire (Episode 32)

Air date: 1953-04-19

Runtime: 120 min

Overview: The story of Samuel Morse and the use of the telegraph.

Hamlet (Episode 33)

Writer: Helene Hanff

Air date: 1953-04-26

Runtime: 120 min

Overview: The story of poet and minister John Donne, and his relationship with his wife and her father, Sir George Moore.

No Man Is an Island (Episode 34)

Air date: 1953-05-03

Runtime: 120 min

Overview: 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.

The Lady of Liberty (Episode 35)

Air date: 1953-05-10

Runtime: 120 min

Overview: Life of General Robert E. Lee after the Civil War.

Soldier of Peace (Episode 36)

Air date: 1953-05-17

Runtime: 120 min

Overview: Sarah Bernhardt gives up her love to continue her acting career.

Proudly I Love (Episode 37)

Air date: 1953-05-24

Runtime: 120 min

Overview: Sarah Bernhardt gives up her love to continue her acting career.

Spark of Genius (Episode 38)

Air date: 1953-05-31

Runtime: 120 min

Overview: Story of Josiah Wedgwood.

The Clay of Kings (Episode 39)

Writer: Rod Serling

Air date: 1953-06-07

Runtime: 120 min

Overview: The story of Boston dentist William Thomas Green Morton, who developed the use of ether as an anesthetic.

Scott's Castle (Episode 40)

Air date: 1953-06-14

Runtime: 120 min

Overview: The life of Sir Walter Scott, including family, literary career, bankruptcy, and the death of his wife.

Man Against Pain (Episode 41)

Air date: 1953-06-21

Runtime: 120 min

Overview: The story of Boston dentist William Thomas Green Morton, who developed the use of ether as an anesthetic.

The Mercer Girls (Episode 42)

Air date: 1953-06-28

Runtime: 120 min

Overview: An incident in the life of naturalist artist John James Audubon; set in New Orleans in 1824.