Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
Hallmark Hall of Fame (Season 50)
The Lost Child (Episode 1)
Air date: 2000-11-19
Runtime: 120 min
Overview: Based on the book ""Looking for Lost Bird"" by Yvette Melanson with Claire Safran: After the death of her adoptive parents, a woman raised in a Jewish family discovers that she is a Navajo Indian and journeys west to discover her blood relatives. She is warmly received, but dismayed when the tribe rejects her husband and children as outsiders.
The Runaway (Episode 2)
Air date: 2000-12-10
Runtime: 120 min
Overview: An adaptation of the novel by Terry Kay: Two teenagers, one black, one white, are destined to bring change to their racially divided Georgia hometown in 1949. Luke is a dreamer who runs away with his more pragmatic best friend after reading about Huckleberry Finn's riverboat journey. The fun-filled adventure quickly turns into a frightful mystery when the boys stumble upon the bones of three murdered men. As the townspeople scurry to protect themselves from a legendary serial killer named Pegleg, their new sheriff aims to bring justice to the village.
The Flamingo Rising (Episode 3)
Air date: 2001-02-04
Runtime: 120 min
Overview: 1960s dreamer Hubert T. Lee moves his wife Edna and two children to Florida, where he builds the world's largest drive-in right on the beach—directly across the street from a funeral home. The noisy establishment is a hit with locals, but infuriates funeral director Turner Knight. The animosity is further complicated by a growing friendship between Knight and Edna, and the budding romance between Lee's son and Knight's daughter.
Follow the Stars Home (Episode 4)
Air date: 2001-05-06
Runtime: 120 min
Overview: A woman is abandoned by her newlywed husband when he learns that their unborn child will be born with genetic abnormalities.
