Hallmark Hall of Fame

Season 29

1979 · 3 episodes · 6h 0m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. All Quiet on the Western Front

   14 Nov 1979 · 120 min

2. 2

   2. Aunt Mary

   5 Dec 1979 · 120 min

   A disabled woman living in Baltimore who set up a baseball team of street kids to save them from juvenile delinquency.

3. 

   3. Gideon's Trumpet

   30 Apr 1980 · 120 min

   Clarence Earl Gideon, a semi-literate drifter, is arrested for breaking into a pool room and for petty theft. When he asks the court to appoint a lawyer for his defense because he cannot afford one, his request is denied. Acting as his own lawyer, Gideon is convicted and sent to jail. While in prison, he begins a hand-written campaign directed to the U.S. Supreme Court, contending that every defendant is entitled to legal representation. The Court agrees to hear Gideon's case, and, in a landmark decision, rules in his favor.