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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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