HALLMARK HALL OF FAME: MY SISTER'S KEEPER {TAPE 1 OF 2} (TV)
Summary
Tape one of two. One in this series of dramatic specials presented by Hallmark. In this production, a busy career woman learns to cope with her schizophrenic sister's behavior and needs. After exhibiting increasingly erratic behavior as a young girl and teenager, sixteen-year-old Christine is diagnosed with schizophrenia. Though Judy tries to maintain a normal sisterly relationship with Christine, she is upset and embarrassed by her aberrant behavior. The girls' mother, Helen, is concerned with how stigma attached to the illness affects herself and Judy, who she wants to have a normal life despite her sister's illness. The story advances to the present: Christine, now middle-aged, visits Judy in New York. During Christine's visit with Judy, Christine exhibits erratic behavior that turns out to be symptomatic of a schizophrenic episode and is re-hospitalized. Helen and Judy discuss arrangements for Christine if anything should happen to Helen. Christine tells Judy that she is angry toward her for keeping her distance in New York. Helen suffers a stroke and Judy decides to take her off life support. Includes commercials. Continues with T:69491. This program is closed-captioned.
("Hallmark Hall of Fame" aired on NBC from 1952 to 1978; network affiliation varies after 1978.)
(Beginning with the live telecast of the opera "Amahl and the Night Visitors" on December 24, 1951, Hallmark has sponsored a series of dramatic specials which since 1952 have been titled "Hallmark Hall of Fame." From 1952 to 1955 Hallmark also presented "Hallmark Hall of Fame," a weekly half-hour dramatic anthology series hosted by Sarah Churchill. The first program, "Dr. Serocold," was televised in January 1952 under the title "Hallmark Television Theatre." This series also ran under the title "Hallmark Summer Theatre" in July and August 1952.)
Cataloging of this program was made possible by The Marc Haas Foundation, 2002/2003.
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: January 27, 2002 9:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:06:04
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:69490
- GENRE: Drama
- SUBJECT HEADING: Drama; Families; Mental illness
- SERIES RUN: CBS - TV, 2002
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Hallmark Hall of Fame (home videos of this series)
- TV - Commercials - Hallmark cards
- TV - Promos - "First Monday"
- TV - Promos - CBS February 2002 television programming
- TV - Promos - CBS television network
CREDITS
- Richard Welsh … Executive Producer
- Lynn Arost … Co-Executive Producer
- Brent Shields … Producer
- Ron Lagomarsino … Director
- Margaret Moorman … Writer
- Susan Tarr … Writer
- Kevin Bassinson … Music by
- John Beal … Music by
- Lawrence Shragge … Music by
- Tony Amendola … Cast, Dr. Bartonio
- Kathy Bates … Cast, Christine
- Kimberly J. Brown … Cast, Young Christine
- Clark Gregg … Cast, Harvey
- Hallee Hirsh … Cast, Young Judy
- Elizabeth Perkins … Cast, Judy
- Lynn Redgrave … Cast, Helen
- Laura Romine … Cast, Christine (age 6)
- Jascha Washington … Cast, Earl
- Kathleen Wilhoite … Cast, Mona