Old-time radio

Details for The Hallmark Hall of Fame


Episode Data from GOLDIN
Episode NameEpisode #Air DateNotes
Henry Miller Shreve1953-02-08The first show of the series, the show had previously been called, "Hallmark Playhouse."
Woman Against the Sea1953-02-15The story of Ida Lewis.
Ann Cunningham1953-02-22The story of the woman who saved Mount Vernon, George Washington's home.
Captain Jack Jouett1953-03-01null
Sacajawea1953-03-08null
Ottmar Merganthaler1953-03-15null
Nathaniel Pitt Langford1953-03-22The story of how Yellowstone National Park was established.
Cyrus Field1953-03-29The program was still apparently broadcast live, as Lionel Barrymore loses his place in the script and then starts choking at the end of the program.
Catherine Booth1953-04-05The story of the founding of the "Salvation Army."
Henry Chadwick1953-04-12null
William Dunlap1953-04-19The story of, "The Father of American Drama." Lionel Barrymore is congratualted on having complete sixty years in the American Theatre.
John Mcdonough1953-04-26The story of a pioneer for the free education for the poor.
Mark Carleton, Giant of the Meadows1953-05-03The story of how our wheat crop was saved from the "Black Stem Rust."
Mary Washington1953-05-10The story of a brave and noble woman in honor of Mother's Day. This is a network, sponsored version of cat. #10647.
The Story of George Washington's Mother1953-05-10The biography of a brave and noble woman. See cat. #78762 fort a network, sponsored version of this broadcast.
Frederick Tudor, the Ice King1953-05-17The story of the man who brought ice to America for the preservation of food.
Hannibal Goodwin1953-05-24The story of Reverend Goodwin and the advances he made in photographic film.
W. Freeland Kendrick1953-05-31The true story of the founding of the Shrine Hospitals For Crippled Children (and mayor of Philadelphia). The last show of the season.
Sam Houston1953-09-13The story of the 1836 defeat of the settlers of early Texas territory. The first show of the season.
George Gershwin1953-09-20The story of how Gershwin composed, "The Rhapsody In Blue."
Marcus Whitman1953-09-27The true story of the frontier doctor who fought his way from Oregon to Washington, D. C. Next week's program is announced as being about Mary Ann Vickerdyke, a Civil War heroine, but the script is not heard the following week.
Major General William F. Dean1953-10-04The true story of Major Dean's experiences in a North Korean prison camp. A brief tape of General Dean is heard after the drama.
Edwin L. Drake1953-10-11The true story of the man who drilled the first oil well in the world. It also happens to be "National Oil Progress Week."
Joseph Mccoy1953-10-18The story of the man who found a way to get beef from the Southwest to the Northeast, and contributed to the growth of Kansas City.
Robert Livingstone1953-10-25The story of the negotiations for the Louisiana Purchase.
Mary Bickerdyke1953-11-01null
Sheldon Jackson1953-11-08null
William Newton Byers1953-11-15The story of Colorado's "Two-Gun Journalist."
Squanto, the Cockney Indian1953-11-22null
Benjamin Franklin1953-11-29null
Major Charles Yeager1953-12-06The story of how Major Yeager broke the sound barrier.
Alfred Nobel1953-12-13The program includes a remote from Oslo, Norway as General George Marshall receives the Nobel Peace Prize. Communists in the gallery are heard disrupting the ceremonies and King Olav speaks.
A Christmas Carol1953-12-20The nineteenth performance of Lionel Barrymore as "Scrooge" on the air.
Henry Byrd1953-12-27null
The True Story of Tom Mix1954-01-03A good Western yarn about the time Tom Mix stayed awake for four days during a blizzard to capture two murderers.
William Allen White1954-01-10null
Mark Twain1954-01-17null
Robert Baden Powell1954-01-24The story of the founder of the Boy Scouts.
Madame Marie Curie1954-01-31null
Lee De Forest1954-02-07Lee De Forest speaks after the drama. The creators of "Amos and Andy" appear to thank Doctor De Forest for being, "The Father of Radio" (and to plug their own show).
Mary Todd Lincoln1954-02-14null
Simon Bolivar1954-02-21null
Bernard Baruch1954-02-28null
Nurse Edith Cavel1954-03-07null
Nostradamus1954-03-14null
Edmund Burke1954-03-21null
Russell Conwell1954-03-28null
Dr. Will Mayo1954-04-04null
Captain Thomas Catesby Jones1954-04-11null
Lydia1954-04-18null
Antonio Stradivarius1954-04-25null
Miller Huggins1954-05-02null
Albert Schweitzer1954-05-09The story of Dr. Schweitzer, emphasizing his internment in France during the first war.
Damon Runyon1954-05-16null
Victoria Regina1954-05-23null
Theodore Roosevelt1954-10-17null
Knute Rockne1954-10-24null
Captain James Cook1954-10-31null
William Harvey1954-11-07null
Rebecca Lee Dorsey1954-11-14Lionel Barrymore died on this date, the program was possibly pre-recorded.
The Hallmark Hall of Fame1954-11-21A special program in tribute to Lionel Barrymore, who died November 15, 1954. Barrymore was the host of the Hallmark Playhouse on CBS radio.
The Story of Daniel1954-11-28null
Wyatt Earp1954-12-05null
Sarah Siddens1954-12-12null
A Christmas Carol1954-12-19A rebroadcast of "Mr. Barrymore's last perfromance as Scrooge." Barrymore had died November 15, 1954. It's not made clear whether this performance had been recorded shortly before his death, or is from a previous year.
J. Edgar Hoover1954-12-26null
Leif Erickson1955-01-02null
Andrew Johnson1955-01-09null
George Washington Carver1955-01-16null
Charlemagne1955-01-23The start of "The Jack Benny Program" is heard on the recording.
Winston Churchill1955-01-30null
Sigmund Freud1955-02-06null
Alphonse Bertillion1955-02-13null
John Paul Jones1955-02-20The true story of the naval hero's imprisonment for murder...and his name isn't really Jones!
Jessie Fremont1955-02-27The story of the wife of John C. Fremont, the great western explorer (and the first presidential candidate of the Republican Party). She was later known as "General Jessie." The system cue has been deleted.
Jules Verne1955-03-06The drama is based on the Disney film, "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea."
Trygvie Lie1955-03-15The story of how the future first Secretary General of the United Nations fought the Nazis during their invasion of Norway.
Dr. Lev Kowarski1955-03-20The true story of a French scientist who held the future of the atomic bomb in the back of a bakery truck! The famous scientist and an associate speak after the drama.
Christine Grenville1955-03-27An episode in the life of the World War II heroine. The last show of the series, next week's program is referred to "The Sunday Playhouse."
Born Yesterday1956-10-28A black and white print of a color telecast. Excellent kinephoto video. Some blondes aren't as dumb as you think think are.
The Man Who Came to Dinner1972-11-29Sheridan Whiteside rides again! Don't miss Orson singing, "American Pie."