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+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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Air Date	Title	Synopsis
01.13.1949	clay shuttered doors	+ "Clay Shuttered Door". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. The story of a woman hurt in a traffic accid...
01.06.1949	mcclouds folly	+ "MacLeod's Folly". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. A wandering ex-newspaperman breaks a boss' grip ...
12.30.1948	the lost horizon	+ "Lost Horizon". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. A more complete, sponsored, non-AFRS version of cat...
12.23.1948	story of silent night	+ "The Story Of Silent Night". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. How the great Christmas carol traveled...
12.16.1948	the desert shall rejoice	+ "The Desert Shall Rejoice". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. A heart-warming Christmas story about a...
12.09.1948	woman with a sword	+ "Woman With A Sword". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. How a woman helped Abe Lincoln to win the Civ...
12.02.1948	old man minick	+ "Old Man Mannick". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. A heart-warming, well-acted story about an aged ...
11.25.1948	free land	+ "Free Land". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. A good story about the tribulations of a pioneering co...
11.18.1948	my financial career	+ "My Financial Career". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. A story about a man who hated banks...obviou...
11.11.1948	wild swans	+ "The Wild Swans". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. The famous fairy tale of the eleven brothers chan...
11.04.1948	my friend flicka	+ "My Friend Flicka". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. The well-known story of a young boy's love for ...
10.28.1948	ohallorans luck	+ "O'Halloran's Luck". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. Charming, well-written story about a railroad ...
10.21.1948	mrs parkington	+ "Mrs. Parkington". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. A woman rises from poverty in Nevada to a positi...
10.14.1948	arrowsmith	+ "Arrowsmith". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. The story of a research doctor, his love for science ...
10.07.1948	elmer the great	+ "Elmer The Great". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. A humorous baseball story that Bob manages to ma...
09.23.1948	captain january	+ "Captain January". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. The classic of the crusty old sea captain and th...
09.16.1948	goodbye mr chips	+ "Goodbye, Mr. Chips". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. The beautiful story of a staid schoolmaster a...
09.09.1948	cimarron	+ "Cimarron". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. A love story set in the Oklahoma Territory of long ago.
08.19.1948	drums along the mohawk	+ KMBC, Kansas City, Missouri aircheck. "Drums Along The Mohawk". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. The...
08.12.1948	the old nest	+ KMBC, Kansas City, Missouri aircheck. "The Old Nest". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. A sentimental...
07.22.1948	the citadel	+ KMBC, Kansas City, Missouri aircheck. "The Citadel". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. A story about ...
07.15.1948	girls are like boats	+ KMBC, Kansas City, Missouri aircheck. "Girls Are Like Boats". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. A com...
07.08.1948	pride and prejudice	+ KMBC, Kansas City, Missouri aircheck. "Pride and Prejudice". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. The cl...
07.01.1948	penny serenade	+ KMBC, Kansas City, Missouri aircheck. "Penny Serenade". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. A weepy mel...
06.24.1948	unless love is music	+ KMBC, Kansas City, Missouri aircheck. "Unless Love Is Music". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. A wom...

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Featuring the second series sponsored by Hallmark Greeting Cards. This series was broadcast by CBS from 1948 to 1954. For the first series sponsored by Hallmark, see Radio Reader's Digest which is in this catalog.

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