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Cradle Song

  • TV Movie
  • 1960
  • 1h 30m
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A Hallmark Hall of Fame production of the classic play, with Dame Judith Anderson and Siobhan McKenna.A Hallmark Hall of Fame production of the classic play, with Dame Judith Anderson and Siobhan McKenna.A Hallmark Hall of Fame production of the classic play, with Dame Judith Anderson and Siobhan McKenna.

  • Director
    • George Schaefer
  • Writers
    • James Costigan
    • María Lejárraga
    • Gregorio Martínez Sierra
  • Stars
    • Judith Anderson
    • Evelyn Varden
    • Siobhan McKenna
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    • Director
      • George Schaefer
    • Writers
      • James Costigan
      • María Lejárraga
      • Gregorio Martínez Sierra
    • Stars
      • Judith Anderson
      • Evelyn Varden
      • Siobhan McKenna
    • 1User review
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    Judith Anderson
    Judith Anderson
    • The Prioress
    Evelyn Varden
    Evelyn Varden
    • The Vicaress
    Siobhan McKenna
    Siobhan McKenna
    • Sister Joanna of the Cross
    Barry Jones
    Barry Jones
    • The Doctor
    Anthony Franciosa
    Anthony Franciosa
    • Antonio
    Deirdre Owens
    Deirdre Owens
    • Teresa
    Mildred Trares
    • Sister Marcella
    Zohra Lampert
    Zohra Lampert
    • Sister Maria Jesus
    • (as Zohra Alton)
    Kate Harrington
    • Sister Tomera
    Pamela Simpson
    • Mistress of Novices
    Jeanne Tobey
    • Sister Segrario
    Katharine Raht
    • Sister Inez
    Val Avery
    Val Avery
    • The Driver
    Lee Vines
    • Self - Announcer
    Maurice Evans
    Maurice Evans
    • Self - Host
    Charles Bickford
    Charles Bickford
    Helen Hayes
    Helen Hayes
    • The Vicaress
    Geoffrey Horne
    Geoffrey Horne
    • Antonio
    • Director
      • George Schaefer
    • Writers
      • James Costigan
      • María Lejárraga
      • Gregorio Martínez Sierra
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    Pepperz-1

    I want to see this again!

    If my memory serves me correctly this is a story about a baby left on the doorstep of a Convent. The nuns raise the child.

    I wrote to Hallmark and they said that the new company does not have access to the older movies. I believe that the films MUST be somewhere and I sincerely hope that they are recovered. This was a charming episode and I'm sure that folks would enjoy seeing it if it were made available.

    If I remember correctly the baby was a girl who led a reasonably normal life, in Circle Of Friends, by Maeve Binchy, this concept was explored and one of the girls was also raised by nuns-I always wondered if Maeve Binchy, as a child in Ireland, saw this movie and was inspired by the idea.

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    • Trivia
      A "Hallmark Hall of Fame" production first filmed and shown on NBC on May 6, 1956. The play was filmed again in 1960 with the same director and many of the same cast, with the addition of Helen Hayes and Charles Bickford to the cast.
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      Edited into Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

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    • Release date
      • April 10, 1960 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hallmark Hall of Fame: Cradle Song (#9.6)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 30m(90 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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