Aired 1935 – 1953
The Cavalcade of America featured events from American history, usually dramatizing the positive aspects of the nation’s past. Additionally, the show attempted to end criticism of its sponsor, the Du Pont Company. The corporation was viewed in a negative light because of profits made from producing gunpowder during World War I. Throughout the years, actors and actresses from Broadway and Hollywood were featured. Click here to read more about Cavalcade Of America, The
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Please enjoy these 747 old time radio episodes:
| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05.18.1938 | benjamin franklin | ||
| 05.25.1938 | child welfare in america |
+ The Dupont Cavalcade brings you a story of the growth of childcare in the United States of America... | |
| 06.01.1938 | samuel slater |
+ The Dupont Cavalcade presents the story of Samuel Slater the father of American manufacturers whos... | |
| 06.08.1938 | king coal |
+ The Dupont Cavalcade presents a story featuring highlights in the early history of our most valuab... | |
| 06.15.1938 | doctor john gorrie |
+ The Dupont Cavalcade brings you the story of John Gorrie (1803-1855), doctor, scientist and public... | |
| 06.22.1938 | the swedes land in delaware | ||
| 06.29.1938 | eleuthere irenee du pont |
+ This is the colourful and dramatic story of Eleuthere Irenee Du Pont the founder of the Du Pont Ch... | |
| 10.05.1938 | james buchanan eads |
+ This is the story of a bridge engineer who in his day won acclaim throughout the civilized world. ... | |
| 12.05.1938 | knute rockne |
+Knute Rockne was an American football player and coach. He is regarded as one of the greatest coach... | |
| 12.12.1938 | peter stuyvesant |
+ Cavalcade takes you back to the year 1647 the scene a village on the tip end of Manhattan Island, ... | |
| 12.19.1938 | will rogers | ||
| 12.26.1938 | paul bunyan |
+Cavalcade present an American fairytale, a legend which came down out of our own north woods out of... | |
| 01.02.1939 | john honeyman |
This is the story of a hero without a monument. A man who gave priceless service to the American cau... | |
| 01.09.1939 | edward bok |
+ Today's story is about Edward Bok's struggle to rise from an immigrant boys poverty, to a position... | |
| 01.16.1939 | stephen foster |
+ "Stephen Foster". The biography of America's beloved song writer.Family Theater is pleased to pr... | |
| 01.23.1939 | alexander graham bell |
+ From primeval days when men called to each other from hilltops from the time when they lighted fla... | |
| 01.30.1939 | mark twain |
+ The basin of the Mississippi is the body of the nation’ ... once a great man chose that for the ... | |
| 02.06.1939 | nathan hale |
+ Set in the Sping of 1775 this is the story of Nathan Hale, when he was a 21-year-old patriot, for ... | |
| 02.13.1939 | allan pinkerton |
+ An unusual story of the famous American detective Allan Pinckerton and the dramatic role he played... | |
| 02.20.1939 | kit carson |
+ Kit was born in Madison, Kentucky on Christmas eve in 1809, while he was still a baby his parents ... | |
| 02.27.1939 | george gershwin | ||
| 03.06.1939 | the texas rangers |
+One of the most important champions in the history of America is the thrilling romantic saga of tho... | |
| 03.13.1939 | marie dressler | ||
| 03.20.1939 | the american clipper |
+ The speed of aeroplanes and the speed of ocean liners, the speed of express trains and the speed o... | |
| 03.27.1939 | the league of the long house |
+ The destinies of people rise and fall in current and historic parallels. This happened in America ... |
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