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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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 05.03.1951 a breath of air

+ KMBC, Kansas City, Missouri aircheck. "A Breath Of Air". Sponsored by: Hallmark. Today on Hallma...
 12.28.1952 a man called peter

+ "A Man Called Peter". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. The story of Peter Marshall, a man of god who...
 05.10.1951 a mans mother

+ KMBC, Kansas City, Missouri aircheck. "A Man's Mother". Sponsored by: Hallmark. A Man's Mother w...
 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...
 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....
 04.06.1950 arbutus bonnet

+ KMBC, Kansas City, Missouri aircheck. "The Arbutus Bonnet". Sponsored by: Hallmark. An Easter lov...
 01.19.1950 around the world in 80 days

+ KMBC, Kansas City, Missouri aircheck. "Around The World In Eighty Days". Sponsored by: Hallmark C...
 10.14.1948 arrowsmith

+ "Arrowsmith". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. The story of a research doctor, his love for science ...
 09.29.1949 august heat

+ KMBC, Kansas City, Missouri aircheck. "August Heat". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. An eerie story...
 03.03.1949 berkeley square

+ "Berkeley Square". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. British time-travel story about a love that tran...
 11.10.1949 bride of fortune

+ KMBC, Kansas City, Missouri aircheck. "Bride Of Fortune". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. The story...
 09.23.1948 captain january

+ "Captain January". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. The classic of the crusty old sea captain and th...
 12.01.1949 cheers for miss bishop

+ KMBC, Kansas City, Missouri aircheck. "Miss Bishop". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. The beautiful ...
 09.09.1948 cimarron

+ "Cimarron". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. A love story set in the Oklahoma Territory of long ago.
 01.13.1949 clay shuttered doors

+ "Clay Shuttered Door". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. The story of a woman hurt in a traffic accid...
 11.03.1949 col effingshams raid

+ KMBC, Kansas City, Missouri aircheck. "Colonel Effingham's Raid". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. A...
 03.08.1951 deepwood

+ KMBC, Kansas City, Missouri aircheck. "Deep Wood". Sponsored by: Hallmark. All of the great citi...
 06.10.1948 devil and daniel webster

+ KMBC, Kansas City, Missouri aircheck. "The Devil and Daniel Webster". Sponsored by: Hallmark Card...
 08.19.1948 drums along the mohawk

+ KMBC, Kansas City, Missouri aircheck. "Drums Along The Mohawk". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. The...
 03.29.1951 elizabeth captive princess

+ KMBC, Kansas City, Missouri aircheck. "Elizabeth, Captive Princess". Sponsored by: Hallmark. The ...
 10.07.1948 elmer the great

+ "Elmer The Great". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. A humorous baseball story that Bob manages to ma...
 04.19.1951 f o b america

+ KMBC, Kansas City, Missouri aircheck. "F. O. B. America". Sponsored by: Hallmark The beginnings ...
 01.11.1951 farmer in the dell

+ KMBC, Kansas City, Missouri aircheck. "The Farmer In The Dell". Sponsored by: Hallmark. Farmer In...
 11.25.1948 free land

+ "Free Land". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. A good story about the tribulations of a pioneering co...
 07.15.1948 girls are like boats

+ KMBC, Kansas City, Missouri aircheck. "Girls Are Like Boats". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. A com...

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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.

HALLMARK PLAYHOUSE (THE HALLMARK HALL OF F

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HALLMARK PLAYHOUSE
1949 marked the year that Hallmark redesigned their logo to the more commonly recognized logo above, including Hallmark's 'hallmark'--its now-ubiquitous, five-pointed crown.
Hallmark briefly drew the ire of AFRA with its Meet the Navy productions of 1942 and 1943.
Hallmark Cards of the era prominently featured the works of both Grandma Moses and Norman Rockwell.
When Grandma Moses turned 88 on September 7, 1948, Norman Rockwell helped mark the occasion by helping deliver a gigantic birthday cake to Grandma Moses' home.
Grandma Moses blows at the candles on the huge birthday cake decorated with elements of her signature paintings.
Note the illustration above, used in Hallmark's print media advertising for the Fall season of 1949. It's from the Life spread on Grandma Moses' 88th birthday. (Click for full-size, two-page spread)
Compare the two-page ad above with the Norman Rockwell-themed Life spread for Christmas 1949 (Click above for full-size ad)
Billboard announcement of the renewal of Hallmark Playhouse for the Fall of 1948
In 1951, Hallmark began producing its Hallmark Hall of Fame over both Radio (CBS--1953) and Television (NBC--1951) (Click for full-size ad)
Radio listing from Albuquerque Journal of December 25, 1947
Billboard's review of the June 17, 1948 production of Hallmark Playhouse
Billboard's review of the Sep 6, 1951 production of Hallmark Playhouse
Caption: Chairmaster Lyn Murray had a definite yearning to be a doctor, and play around with test tubes (1938)
Lyn Murray, ca. 1948
Lyn Murray, ca. 1978
Lionel Barrymore circa 1921
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