Episodes
1. The Fantasticks
October 18, 1964
120 min
Television adaptation of the remarkably long-running off-Broadway musical.
Guest Stars:
Stanley Holloway, John Davidson, Bert Lahr, Ricardo Montalban
2. The Other World of Winston Churchill
November 30, 1964
120 min
""Based on the book Painting as a pastime by Winston S. Churchill.""
Guest Stars:
Paul Scofield, Patrick Wymark, Siân Phillips, Lady Birley, Paul Maze
3. Amahl and the Night Visitors
December 20, 1964
120 min
First segment is the play of Amahl and the Three Kings who come to visit the newborn child in Bethlehem. Roddy McDowall hosts a delightful 10 minute special in which Christmas trees are decorated by celebrities are seen. Julie Harris explains why she has brownies on her tree and Dr. Norman Vincent Peale talks about his old-fashioned tree. Other celebrity trees on view are from Dick Van Dyke, Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, Helena Rubenstein, Cecil Beaton and Maurice Evans.
4. The Magnificent Yankee
January 28, 1965
120 min
The Magnificent Yankee is a 1965 biographical film in the Hallmark Hall of Fame television anthology series. The film was adapted by Robert Hartung from the Emmet Lavery play of the same title, which was in-turn adapted from the book Mr. Justice Holmes by Francis Biddle. The story examines the life of United States Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes. Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne won Emmy Awards for their performances. Noel Taylor received an Emmy Award nomination for his costume design, and Warren Clymer received an Emmy for scenic design.
Guest Stars:
Lynn Fontanne, Alfred Lunt, Eduard Franz, Jordan Charney, James Daly
