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3 | ''Hallmark Hall of Fame'' is a [[LongRunner long-running]] (since 1951) American anthology series of [[MadeForTVMovie Made-for-TV Movies]], produced and sponsored by Hallmark Cards and broadcast on an occasional basis over various networks, most recently (since 2014) the Creator/HallmarkChannel. |
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5 | Outside of Creator/{{PBS}} programs and the Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts, ''Hallmark Hall of Fame'' is notable as one of the few productions that is still sponsored and presented by one single corporate [[ProductPlacement benefactor]]. The movies themselves encompass adaptations of literary classics as well as original works, running the gamut from hard-hitting drama and tragedy, to soft-tissue {{Melodrama}}, to comedy and slice-of-life pics. |
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7 | For the more general [[ShowGenres Genre]] of works expressing some form of "Hallmark sentiment", see SugarWiki/AHallmarkPresentation. |
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9 | Not to be confused with movies specifically made for the Hallmark Channel, which usually aren't part of this series. |
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12 | !!Notable entries in the series: |
13 | * ''Theatre/AmahlAndTheNightVisitors'' - The first one, restaged several times. |
14 | * ''Film/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame1982'' |
15 | * ''Film/TheLegendOfSleepyHollow1999'' |
16 | * ''[[Film/WhatTheDeafManHeard What the Deaf Man Heard]]'' |
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19 | !!This LongRunner series contains examples of: |
20 | * GenreAnthology |
21 | * NewSeasonNewName: The program was called ''Hallmark Television Playhouse'' for its first two seasons before acquiring its current title. |
22 | * SecondActBreakup |
23 | * SugarWiki/AHallmarkPresentation: The [[TropeNamers Trope Namer]]. |
24 | * MadeForTVMovie |
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