Hallmark Hall of Fame - Season 29

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All Quiet on the Western Front

1 - All Quiet on the Western Front

Air Date: November 14, 1979

Aunt Mary

2 - Aunt Mary

Air Date: December 5, 1979

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

Gideon's Trumpet

3 - Gideon's Trumpet

Air Date: April 30, 1980

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.