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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
08.30.1943	dear funny face	Red net. "Dear Funnyface". A tribute to the Seebees (Construction Battalions).
09.06.1943	double play	+ Red net. "Double Play". Sponsored by: DuPont. The story of two brothers, both in love with the sam...
09.13.1943	iron camels	+ Red net. "Iron Camels". Sponsored by: DuPont. The U. S. Army Transportation Corps keeps the ammo t...
09.20.1943	the vengeance of torpedo eight	+ Red net. "The Vengeance Of Torpedo Eight". Sponsored by: DuPont. A Navy torpedo squadron, badly ma...
09.27.1943	hated hero of 1776	+ Red net. "The Hated Hero Of 1776". Sponsored by: DuPont. The story of pamphleteer Thomas Paine dur...
10.04.1943	continue unloading	+ Red net. "Continue Unloading". Sponsored by: DuPont. A good war story about a Coast Guard camerama...
10.11.1943	bob hope reports	+ Red net. "Bob Hope Reports". Bob recreates his first tour of the front in June, 1943. The program...
10.18.1943	the general wore calico	+ Red net. "The General Wore Calico". The story of Mary Bickerdyke, the first American woman war vo...
10.25.1943	take her down	+ Red net. "Take Her Down!". The famous story of Commander Howard Gilmore, the submariner who gave ...
11.01.1943	burma surgeon	+ Red net. "Burma Surgeon". The story of Dr. Gordon S. Seagrave, a doctor in the Burmese jungles d...
11.01.1943	diary on a pig boat	+ Red net. "Burma Surgeon". The story of Dr. Gordon S. Seagrave, a doctor in the Burmese jungles d...
11.08.1943	joe dyer ends a war	+ Red net. "Joe Dyer Ends A War". Sponsored by: DuPont. Connecticut and Pennsylvania nearly go to wa...
11.15.1943	twelve desperate miles	+ Red net. "Twelve Desperate Miles". The story of "The Contessa," a beat-up tramp steamer and her m...
11.22.1943	soldiers of the soil	+ Red net. "Soldiers Of The Soil". A story based on the DuPont sponsored film of the same name. A ...
11.29.1943	the wise mad general	+ Red net. "The Wise, Mad General". A story based on "Mutiny In January," by Carl Van Doren. A grou...
12.06.1943	navy doctor	+ "Navy Doctor". Sponsored by: DuPont. The story of a day in the life of a Navy doctor. A good acti...
12.13.1943	check your heart at home	+ Red net. "Check Your Heart At Home". A story based on the book, "They Sent Me To Iceland," by Jan...
12.20.1943	a child is born
12.27.1943	u boat prisoner	+ Red net. "U-Boat Prisoner". An American merchant sailor is torpedoed twice by the Nazis, and then...
01.03.1944	bullseye for sammy	+ Red net. "Bullseye For Sammy". A sailor with a bad attitude goes AWOL, but is given a second chan...
01.10.1944	here is your war	+ Red net. "Here Is Your War". Excellent stories by Ernie Pyle, as written with the troops in North...
01.17.1944	terrence otoole mp	+ Red net. "Terrence O'Toole, M. P.". A member of the Military Police, who expects to spend the wa...
01.24.1944	the doctor shoots a cannon	+ Red net. "The Doctor Shoots A Cannon". Sponsored by: DuPont. Two doctors and a pair of volunteers ...
01.31.1944	the sailor takes a wife	+ Red net. "The Sailor Takes a Wife". A city editor makes a "grandstand play" to impress his girl a...
02.07.1944	prologue to glory	+ Red net. "Prologue To Glory". The story of the youthful years of Abe Lincoln, up until his unsucc...

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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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