The Magnificent Yankee (1965 film)

The Magnificent Yankee
Genre	Drama
Created by	Emmet Lavery (play)
Written by	Robert Hartung (screenplay)
Directed by	George Schaefer
Starring	Alfred Lunt Lynn Fontanne Jordan Charney Grover Dale James Daly Robert Emhardt Eduard Franz William Griffis
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Original release
Release	28 January 1965

"The Magnificent Yankee"
Hallmark Hall of Fame episode
Episode no.	Season 14 Episode 3
Production code	203
Original air date	28 January 1965

The Magnificent Yankee is a 1965 biographical film in the Hallmark Hall of Fame television anthology series. The film was adapted by Robert Hartung from the Emmet Lavery play of the same title, which was in-turn adapted from the book Mr. Justice Holmes by Francis Biddle. The story examines the life of United States Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes. Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne won Primetime Emmy Awards for their performances. Eduard Franz reprised his role as Louis Brandeis from the original 1950 film version.

Director George Schaefer won a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Program Achievements in Entertainment, Phil Hyams as lighting director, and Bob O'Bradovich as make-up artist. Nominations went to Robert Hartung for the screenplay, Noel Taylor for costume design, and Warren Clymer for scenic design.

Cast and characters

• Alfred Lunt – Oliver Wendell Holmes
• Lynn Fontanne – Fanny Holmes
• Jordan Charney – Halloran
• Grover Dale – Mapes
• James Daly – Owen Wister
• Robert Emhardt – Henry Adams
• Eduard Franz – Louis Brandeis
• William Griffis – Theodore Roosevelt
• Ion Berger – Mason
• Brenda Forbes – Mary
• Walter Moulder – Copeland
• Lee Goodman – Dixon
• Donald Symington – Hamilton
• Dennis Cooney – Northrop
• Max Jacobs – Rogers
• Nan McFarland – Ellen Jones

External links

• The Magnificent Yankee at IMDb
• Template:Tv.com anthology
• The Magnificent Yankee (1950) at IMDb