HALLMARK HALL OF FAME: THE LOCKET (TV)
Summary
One in this series of dramatic specials presented by Hallmark. In this production, a locket holds the mystery to an old woman's past and a young man's future. When Michael Keddington's mother dies of cancer, he takes a job at a nursing home where he meets reclusive patient Esther Huish and scheming coworker Alice Richards. While Michael pursues a Presidential scholarship to the medical school of his choice, his girlfriend Faye accepts a scholarship at UCLA -- all the way across the country. No one at the nursing home is able to get Esther to open up until one day Michael wins her over and learns of her great lost love, Thomas. Later, Alice -- determined to steal Michael from Faye -- takes him out to lunch, where he learns that her reasons for working at a nursing home are less than altruistic. On Christmas Eve, Faye's father visits Jack at work and orders him to break up with his daughter; Faye, uaware of her father's interference, is devastated by the break-up. Meanwhile, Michael begins his search for Thomas's whereabouts. Down in the dumps, Michael goes with Alice to a Christmas party, where he rebuffs her romantic advances. The next day, an angry and vindictive Alice tries to pin a crime on Michael that could jeopardize his entire future. He fights for his life in the courtroom, while simultaneously trying to locate Thomas and reunite himself with Faye. Includes commercials. 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.)
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: December 8, 2002 9:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 2:00:00
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:73765
- GENRE: Drama
- SUBJECT HEADING: Drama
- SERIES RUN: CBS - TV, 2002
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Hallmark greeting cards
- TV - Promos - "Everybody Loves Raymond"
- TV - Promos - "Judging Amy"
- TV - Promos - "The King of Queens"
- TV - Promos - "The Man Who Saved Christmas"
- TV - Promos - "Yes, Dear"
CREDITS
- Richard Welsh … Executive Producer
- Brent Shields … Co-Executive Producer
- Gordon Wolf … Production (Misc.), Line Producer
- Karen Arthur … Director
- Ron Raley … Writer, Teleplay by
- Richard Paul Evans … Writer, Based on the novel by
- Bruce Broughton … Music by
- Vanessa Redgrave … Cast, Esther Huish
- Chad Willett … Cast, Michael Keddington
- Marguerite Moreau … Cast, Faye Morrow
- Lori Heuring … Cast, Alice Richards
- Brock Peters … Cast, Henry McCord
- Mary McDonnell … Cast, Helen Staples
- Terry O'Quinn … Cast, Michael Keddington's Abusive Father
- Bev Appleton … Cast, Judge
- John Bennes … Cast, Stanley
- Dorothy Brown … Cast, Bail Judge
- Jennifer Ferrin … Cast, Young Esther
- Keith Flippen … Cast, Asst. DA Palmer
- Jonathan Frappier … Cast, Young Thomas
- Michael Genevie … Cast, Professor King
- Rhoda Griffis … Cast, Aunt Mya
- J. Michael Hunter … Cast, Professor Doxey
- Joe Inscoe … Cast, Detective Kincaid
- Rasool J'Han … Cast, Kylie
- Leland Jones … Cast, Detective Ross
- Mark Joy … Cast, Jack Murrow
- Karen Kirschenbauer … Cast, Dean Scott
- William Stone Mahoney … Cast, Thomas
- Carl McIntyre … Cast, Uncle Charles
- Tom Nowicki … Cast, Dr. Paulson
- Ashleigh Sumner … Cast, Abby Murrow
- Rick Warner … Cast, Dr. Heath
- Suellen Yates … Cast, Nora Keddington
- Irene Ziegler … Cast, Elaine Murrow