Episodes
1. The Patriots
November 15, 1963
120 min
Adaptation of Kingsley's Broadway play. During the post-Revolutionary War period of the 1790s, Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson clash over the precarious economic and military positions of the new republic.
Guest Stars:
John Fraser, Peggy Ann Garner, John Karlen, Dana Elcar, Charlton Heston
2. A Cry of Angels
December 15, 1963
120 min
The story of the writing of Handel's Messiah.
Guest Stars:
Hermione Gingold, Maureen O'Hara, Hurd Hatfield, Walter Slezak
3. Abe Lincoln in Illinois
February 5, 1964
120 min
Adaptation of the play by Robert E. Sherwood. Dramatization of Lincoln's romance with Ann Rutledge and his relations with Mary Todd Lincoln.
Guest Stars:
Joan Hotchkis, Burt Brinckerhoff, Douglass Watson, Jason Robards, Kate Reid
