About this season
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.
Episodes (6)
1. Winterset
Aired 26 October 1959 • 120 min
Hallowe'en adaptation of the stage play by Maxwell Anderson; includes a tribute to Maxwell Anderson by Helen Hayes.
2. A Doll's House
Aired 15 November 1959 • 120 min
Adaptation of the play by Henrik Ibsen.
3. The Hallmark Christmas Festival
Aired 13 December 1959 • 120 min
Four Christmas-themed segements: an ice-sakting version of the ballet ""The Ice Princess""; a performance of Christmas songs by the Obernkirchen Chidlren's Choir; an adaptation of Ludwig Bemelmans' ""The Borrowed Christmas,"" about a wealthy man given one last chance to redeem himself; and a Nativity reading by actress Judith Anderson.
4. The Tempest
Aired 3 February 1960 • 120 min
A Valentine's Day production of the Shakespeare play.
5. Captain Brassbound's Conversion
Aired 2 March 1960 • 120 min
An Englishman, a former judge, arrives in the Near East, where a man he had sentenced to jail many years before plans revenge.
6. The Cradle Song
Aired 10 April 1960 • 120 min