The Failure (Aired January 27, 1949) The Hallmark Playhouse was heard over CBS stations Thursday evenings. This drama anthology of 30-minute shows was sponsored by, of course, Hallmark Greeting Cards. It was preceded by the Radio Reader's Digest, which ran from September 13, 1942 thorugh June 3, 1948. Hallmark sponsored the Radio Reader's Digest from January 13, 1946 to it's end. On Feb. 8, 1953, the series name and format was changed. It was now called The Hallmark Hall Of Fame and presented biographal sketches of famous persons, past and present. The new format was used until the end of the 1955 season. The exception to the new format was the broadcast each Christmas season of "A Christmas Carol". Like other dramatic series of this time, this one made use of major screen actors in the productions. James Hilton, author of "Random Harvest", "Lost Horizon" and "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" plus others, served as host and Narrator. THIS EPISODE: January 27, 1949. CBS network. "The Failure". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. A small town country doctor passes by fame and fortune to continue tending to his friends and neighbors in his home town. A good story. Ward Bond, Jeff Chandler, Katharine Havilland-Taylor (author), James Hilton (host), Frank Goss (announcer), Lyn Murray (composer, conductor), Dee Englebach (producer, director), Jean Holloway (adaptor). 29:37. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.
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