The Reluctant Redeemer

September 26, 1954

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Hallmark Hall of Fame - S4 - E4

The story tells of Moses' upbringing by an Egyptian pharaoh, his killing of a cruel overseer and the flight to Media where he marries. When the voice of God comes from the burning bush he returns to Egypt to free his people. Natalie Wood will be featured as the beloved ot Moses when he was a young man.

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Hallmark Hall of Fame: Season 4 - 42 Episode s

4x1 - Dynamite
September 5, 1954
The Swedish-American inventor of dynamite, established before his death the Nobel Prize to be awarded annually for the best work in the field of physics, medicine and chemistry.
4x2 - Do Not Cry For Me
September 12, 1954
Tells the story of the early life of the American composer Stephen Foster. Relates the difficulties Foster encountered when he tried to have his first song performed.
4x3 - A Man of Many Ideas
September 19, 1954
The story of John Nelson Wanamaker the 35th United States Postmaster General who was known for buying an abandoned railroad depot and converting it into a department story called "The Grand Depot" which was considered the first department store in Philadelphia.
4x4 - The Reluctant Redeemer
September 26, 1954
The story tells of Moses' upbringing by an Egyptian pharaoh, his killing of a cruel overseer and the flight to Media where he marries. When the voice of God comes from the burning bush he returns to Egypt to free his people. Natalie Wood will be featured as the beloved ot Moses when he was a young man.
4x5 - The Story of Johann Sebastian Bach
October 3, 1954
From court appointed organist to his triumphant position as Kantor at the Thomasschule his story unfolds as his music was given to the world almost a century after he died after being rediscovered by Felix Mendelssohn.
4x6 - The Immortal Oath
October 10, 1954
The tale of Hippocrates, the father of medicine is dramatized.
4x7 - The Yankee Roadblocks
October 17, 1954
An all-male cast set in the Revolutionary War days, the story tells how a hero exposed the plot of Benedict Arnold and save General Washington from being captured by the British.
4x8 - The Lady in the Wings
October 24, 1954
The widow of the great composer, Edward MacDowell, remembering her happy past, wishes to create a place where artists from all quarters can work in solitude.
4x9 - The Path to Peace
October 31, 1954
Horace Greeley's fight for peace is dramatized.
4x10 - A Matter of Principal
November 14, 1954
An incident in the life of John Adams, second President of the United States and his defense of an English Officer who was charged with the deaths of five American patriots in Boston.
4x11 - President for a Day
November 21, 1954
The story of the man who was President of the United States for one day is told. David Rice Atchison as President of the Senate automatically became President for 24 hours when Zachary Taylor refused to be inaugurated on a Sunday.
4x12 - Macbeth
November 28, 1954
A dramatization of Shakespeare's Macbeth.
4x13 - Deadlock
December 5, 1954
The story of the Burr–Hamilton duel arose from a long-standing political and personal rivalry that had developed between both men over a course of several years.
4x14 - The Province of Man
December 12, 1954
The story of how William Harvey used King John of England as a guinea pig to test his theory of the circulatory system.
4x15 - Amahl and the Night Visitors
December 19, 1954
The tale of a poor boy and his mother who journey to visit Christ's birth in Bethlehem.
4x16 - The Joyful Tydings
December 26, 1954
The story of the stormy controversy during the reign of Henry the Eighth is dramatized.
4x17 - William Tell
January 2, 1955
The story of the legendary Swiss marksman William Tell is dramatized.
4x18 - The First Mintmaster
January 9, 1955
Story of John Hull, first mintmaster of Massachusetts Bay Colony, who was appointed to the post in 1650 as the culmination of his efforts to abolish barter and foreign coinage in favor of a stabilized currency.
4x19 - Crusade for Freedom
January 16, 1955
In the name of his brother, the editor of a Boston newspaper, Benjamin Franklin launches a crusade against Cotton Mather.
4x20 - Dr. Harvey W. Wiley
January 23, 1955
Struggle of chemist Wiley to expose frauds in food and drug trade and in patent medicine. His efforts to prove the harmful effects of adulterated and falsely labeled food ultimately led to passage of the Food and Drug Act.
4x21 - A Story About Henry Ford
January 30, 1955
Ford, unhappy with farm life, moves to Detroit where he begins to experiment with the gas engine, certain that it could be made to propel a vehicle.
4x22 - Patrick Henry
February 6, 1955
Silver-tongued Patrick Henry studied law for only six weeks, but so impressed the board that they passed him. He was a successful Southern backwoods lawyer and reluctant to enter the Virginia House of Burgesses until the British introduced the Stamp Act.
4x23 - The Shining Beacon
February 13, 1955
Tale of Alcuin, the great educator who taught Charlemagne to read and write.
4x24 - Martha Custis Washington
February 20, 1955
The courtship of George Washington and Martha Custis, a widowed mother of two.
4x25 - The Talking Wire
February 27, 1955
The story of Alexander Graham Bell and experiments that led to the electric hearing aid, and then the telephone.
4x26 - The Adventures of Lt. Contee
March 6, 1955
Tribute to one of Commodore Perry's officers, whose personal efforts helped open Japan to foreign trade.
4x27 - The Pirate and the Lawyer
March 13, 1955
Adventures of pirate Jean Laffite and lawyer Edward Livingston.
4x28 - Soldier's Bride
March 20, 1955
Story of the love between Knox Taylor (daughter of Colonel Zachary Taylor) and Jefferson Davis.
4x29 - The Finest Gift
March 27, 1955
The story of Lord Byron's efforts to liberate Greece.
4x30 - The Green Mountain Boys
April 3, 1955
The story of Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain boys.
4x31 - Lydia
April 10, 1955
Story of the pagan Greek Lydia, who lived in ancient Rome and saved the life of the Apostle Paul.
4x32 - The Man Who Tore Down the Wall
April 17, 1955
Story from 1910 of Dr. James Ewing, who fought to break down the barriers erected against the investigation and treatment of cancer, and who almost single-handedly founded the Memorial Cancer Center in New York City.
4x33 - Aimee de Rivery
April 25, 1954
Story of Aimée de Rivery, who brought reforms to Turkey.
4x34 - The Touch of Steel
May 1, 1955
The story of young army officer and law student Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., 60th justice of the United States Supreme Court.
4x35 - Cradle Song
May 8, 1955
Story of Ernestine Schumann-Heink.
4x36 - The Promise
May 15, 1955
A dramatization of the legend of Damon and Pythias.
4x37 - The Man With a Camera
May 22, 1955
Story of George Eastman, and his development of the first camera to use film.
4x38 - The Story of Paul Harris and the Founding of Rotary International
May 29, 1955
Tribute to Rotary International in commemoration of its golden anniversary. Includes speech by then Rotary president Herbert J. Taylor.
4x39 - The Tempering of the Sword
June 5, 1955
The story of Baron Friedrich Wilhelm Von Steuben, founder of the American military system, who trained troops in the American Revolution.
4x40 - Cadet Poe
June 12, 1955
Recounts a "little-known incident" in the life of Edgar Allan Poe.
4x41 - The Father Who Had No Sons
June 19, 1955
The inspiring story of Milton S. Hershey, who worked so hard to bring happiness to thousands of orphans.
4x42 - The Farmer From Monticello
June 26, 1955
The story of Thomas Jefferson's return to politics in 1773.

4x1 - Dynamite

4x2 - Do Not Cry For Me

4x3 - A Man of Many Ideas

4x4 - The Reluctant Redeemer

4x5 - The Story of Johann Sebastian Bach

4x6 - The Immortal Oath

4x7 - The Yankee Roadblocks

4x8 - The Lady in the Wings

4x9 - The Path to Peace

4x10 - A Matter of Principal

4x11 - President for a Day

4x12 - Macbeth

4x13 - Deadlock

4x14 - The Province of Man

4x15 - Amahl and the Night Visitors

4x16 - The Joyful Tydings

4x17 - William Tell

4x18 - The First Mintmaster

4x19 - Crusade for Freedom

4x20 - Dr. Harvey W. Wiley

4x21 - A Story About Henry Ford

4x22 - Patrick Henry

4x23 - The Shining Beacon

4x24 - Martha Custis Washington

4x25 - The Talking Wire

4x26 - The Adventures of Lt. Contee

4x27 - The Pirate and the Lawyer

4x28 - Soldier's Bride

4x29 - The Finest Gift

4x30 - The Green Mountain Boys

4x31 - Lydia

4x32 - The Man Who Tore Down the Wall

4x33 - Aimee de Rivery

4x34 - The Touch of Steel

4x35 - Cradle Song

4x36 - The Promise

4x37 - The Man With a Camera

4x38 - The Story of Paul Harris and the Founding of Rotary International

4x39 - The Tempering of the Sword

4x40 - Cadet Poe

4x41 - The Father Who Had No Sons

4x42 - The Farmer From Monticello

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