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.
Adaptation of La dame aux camelias by Alexandre Dumas fils. The story of the ill-fated love affair between the famous Parisian courtesan, Marguerite Gautier, and her young admirer, Armand Duval.
Adaptation of the novel by Alexandre Dumas. In 19th-century Corsica, the da Franchi twins are caught up in a centuries-old vendetta between their family and the de Guidicis. The swashbuckling Lucien wants to maintain the Corsican traditions, including the bloody vendetta. Louis, however, wants to change and goes to Paris to work laws to outlaw the vendetta. The feud leaves murder, strife, and broken hearts in its wake, until finally, after the tragic death of Louis in a duel, peace comes to the island.