+Hallmark Playhouse first aired in 1948, and was hosted by distinguished author & writer James Hilton. Hallmark, meaning Hallmark Greeting Cards, was serious about producing radio drama at the highest level. And they certainly delivered! Using scripts or stories that were for the most part already known to the public, the got the best actors, scripters, and used the highest production values to produce this series. Each episode lasted 30 minutes, and again they used quality material to begin with, such as "A Man Called Peter" and "Around The World in 80 Days". After a few years the narration job fell to someone you may have heard of before....Lionel Barrymore. It was rumored that the sponsors felt that too many of the literary works of James Hilton were used in the show. In the early 1950s came out, TV carried on with the show, running it as "Hallmark Hall Of Fame", which turned out to be very popular, long running, and the first color TV show to be broadcast. Hallmark Playhouse used a good variety of genres for it's scripts, making this a show you can listen to for hours. Click here to read more about Hallmark Playhouse
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Please enjoy these 78 old time radio episodes:
| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.30.1948 | the lost horizon |
+ "Lost Horizon". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. A more complete, sponsored, non-AFRS version of cat... | |
| 01.06.1949 | mcclouds folly |
+ "MacLeod's Folly". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. A wandering ex-newspaperman breaks a boss' grip ... | |
| 01.13.1949 | clay shuttered doors |
+ "Clay Shuttered Door". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. The story of a woman hurt in a traffic accid... | |
| 01.20.1949 | parnassus on wheels |
+ "Parnassus On Wheels". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. the popular novel of the strange wandering B... | |
| 01.27.1949 | the failure |
+ "The Failure". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. A small town country doctor passes by fame and fortu... | |
| 02.10.1949 | smilin through |
+ "Smilin' Through". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. A warm Irish love story, that only occasionally ... | |
| 02.17.1949 | random harvest |
+ "Random Harvest". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. A well-written love story involving an amnesiac. ... | |
| 02.24.1949 | so big |
+ "So Big". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. A woman's life on the farms of the Midwest during the las... | |
| 03.03.1949 | berkeley square |
+ "Berkeley Square". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. British time-travel story about a love that tran... | |
| 03.10.1949 | and there i stood with my picolo |
+ "There I Stood With My Piccolo". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. Meredith's early years dramatized.... | |
| 03.17.1949 | our own kind |
+ "Our Own Kind". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. A wonderful Irish story of an old man who cannot re... | |
| 03.24.1949 | wyatt earp |
+ "Wyatt Earp, Frontier Marshall". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. A choppy adaptation of the Western... | |
| 03.31.1949 | immortal wife |
+ "Immortal Wife". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. The story of John Fremont, explorer, soldier and p... | |
| 04.07.1949 | morning glory |
+ "Morning Glory". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. A kooky girl from Vermont arrives on Broadway to b... | |
| 04.14.1949 | one foot in heaven |
+ "One Foot In Heaven". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. A pastor arrives in a rural parsonage filled ... | |
| 04.21.1949 | kitty foyle |
+ "Kitty Foyle". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. The story of the-girl-from-Philadelphia's wrong side... | |
| 04.28.1949 | a tree grows in brooklyn |
+ "A Tree Grows In Brooklyn". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. A good adaptation of the Best Seller ab... | |
| 05.05.1949 | mother |
+ "Mother". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. There is unusually fine acting in this well-written story... | |
| 05.12.1949 | you could look it up |
+ "You Could Look It Up". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. The Thurberish story of a baseball secret w... | |
| 05.19.1949 | the enchanted cottage |
+ "Enchanted Cottage". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. Two scarred people find beauty in each other i... | |
| 05.26.1949 | the barker |
+ "The Barker". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. A love story set in the Carnival midway and a bridgin... | |
| 06.02.1949 | i like it here |
+ "I Like It Here". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. Last show of the season. Fine story of a naturali... | |
| 09.03.1949 | the prarie years | ||
| 09.29.1949 | august heat |
+ KMBC, Kansas City, Missouri aircheck. "August Heat". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. An eerie story... | |
| 10.06.1949 | national velvet |
+ KMBC, Kansas City, Missouri aircheck. "National Velvet". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. The famous... |
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