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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
07.14.1941	anne hutchinson	+ Red net. "Ann Hutchinson". A dramatization of the trial and expulsion of the outspoken woman in h...
07.21.1941	o henry	+ Red net. "O. Henry". A night with Sidney Porter (O. Henry), short story virtuso and an intimate g...
07.28.1941	clifford holland	+ Red net. "Clifford Holland". A well-done story about the six tunnels below water level that were ...
08.04.1941	josephine baker	+ Red net. "Josephine Baker". The story of Dr. Josephine Baker, the public health doctor who handle...
08.11.1941	red lanterns on st michaels	+ Red net. "Red Lanterns On St. Michael's". The story of a daring plan to help the Southern cause d...
08.18.1941	stephen arnold douglas	+ Red net. "Eve Of Conflict". The story of Stephen A. Douglas, who debated Abrahma Lincoln for the ...
08.25.1941	sacajawea	+ Red net. "Sacajawea". The story of the Indian squaw who lead the Lewis and Clark expedition to fi...
09.01.1941	leif erikson	+ Red net. "Leif Ericson". The story of the first Viking to find the New World. It was a time of a...
09.08.1941	geronimo	+ Red net. "Geronimo". The story of the famous Apache chieftain who battled General Miles of the Ca...
09.15.1941	city of illusion	+ Red net. "City Of Illusion". The story of the fabulous Comstock silver mine in Virginia City, Nev...
09.22.1941	native land ep01of02	+ Red net. "Native Land" Part One. Sponsored by: DuPont. Carl Sandburg reads from his, "The People, ...
09.29.1941	native land ep02of02	+ Red net. "Native Land" Part Two. Sponsored by: DuPont. Stories about American women through the ye...
10.06.1941	bolivar the liberator	+ Red net. "Bolivar, The Liberator". The story of the liberator of Venezuela and hero in other part...
10.13.1941	waters of the wilderness	+ Red net. "Waters Of The Wilderness". The story of Col. George Rogers Clark, during the American R...
10.20.1941	all that money can buy	+ Red net. "All That Money Can Buy". Sponsored by: DuPont. A story based on "The Devil and Daniel We...
10.27.1941	captain paul	+ Red net. "Captain Paul". A biography of the great American naval hero, John Paul Jones...a surpri...
11.03.1941	one foot in heaven	+ Red net. "One Foot In Heaven". Sponsored by: DuPont. Reverend Norman Vincent Peale is introduced a...
11.10.1941	drums along the mohawk	+ Red net. "Drums Along The Mohawk". A pioneer's story about life in the Mohawk valley during the I...
11.17.1941	they died with their boots on	+ Red net. "They Died With Their Boots On". The story of General George Custer, and the events lea...
11.24.1941	so red the rose	+ Red net. "So Red The Rose". A ficticious Civil War romance set in rural Mississippi. + So Red the...
12.01.1941	cimarron	+ Red net. "Cimarron". A story set in the early Oklahoma Territory. It's about a crusading newspape...
12.08.1941	men in white	+ Red net. "Men In White". Red Net Pearl Harbor Coverage. Part 72. 7:30 to 8:00 P. M. The Du Pont co...
12.15.1941	the great man votes	+ Red net. "The Great Man Votes". Sponsored by: DuPont. A drunken old man and his grandchildren are ...
12.22.1941	the green pastures
12.29.1941	the gorgeous hussy	+ Red net. "The Gorgeous Hussy". A story of political intrigue within the Jackson administration. P...

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That was my favorite show.

Carol

This anthology program was sponsored by DuPont on radio by CBS and NBC from 1935 to 1953, television from 1952 to 1957. The series pioneered the use of anthology drama for company radio advertising. Cavalcade of America documented historical events using stories of individual courage, initiative and achievement, often with feel-good dramatizations of the human spirit's triumph against all odds. This was consistent with DuPont's overall conservative philosophy and legacy as an American company dating back to 1802. The company's motto, "Maker of better things for better living through chemistry," was read at the beginning of each program, and the dramas emphasized humanitarian progress, particularly improvements in the lives of women, often through technological innovation.

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