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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
01.12.1948	the conscience of black danl
01.19.1948	sheriff teddy	+ "Sheriff Teddy". A drama of the life of Theodore Roosevelt in the Dakota Badlands. A bully good ...
01.26.1948	the perfect union
02.02.1948	good morning miss tyckman	+ "Good Morning, Miss Tyckman". A well-done story about an aging elementary school teacher who has...
02.09.1948	mr lincoln goes to a play	+ "Mr. Lincoln Goes To The Play". Sponsored by: DuPont. Fate has the last joke as Mr. Lincoln tries...
02.16.1948	the alerting of mr pomerantz	+ "The Alerting Of Mr. Pomerantz". The amusing story of an exterminator named Charlie Pomerantz, w...
02.23.1948	this way to tomorrow	+ "This Way To Tomorrow". A story about the young Michael Pupin, a famous X-Ray scientist, and his...
03.01.1948	the black duster	+ "The Black Duster". A farm boy in Texas fights the dust storms of the Depression.
03.08.1948	no greater love	+ "No Greater Love". The story of Clara Maass, a nurse in the U. S. Army, who volunteered to fight...
03.15.1948	paging miss ellen	+ "Paging Miss Ellen". The story of Ellen Swallow, one of the first women to study science, and wh...
03.22.1948	president and the doctor	+ "The President and The Doctor". The fascinating story of Dr. Samuel Bard, George Washington's ph...
03.29.1948	roses in the rain	+ "Roses In The Rain". The story of the romance of President Grover Cleveland and Frances Farmer, ...
04.05.1948	woman of steel	+ "Woman Of Steel". The story of how Rebecca Luken became the first woman to run an iron mill; and...
04.12.1948	the man who took the freedom train	+ "The Man Who Took The Freedom Train". A well-done fantasy set aboard "The Freedom Train." Good r...
04.19.1948	winner takes life	+ "Winner Takes Life". The program originates from the campus of Rutgers University, New Brunswick...
04.26.1948	lee of virginia	+ "Lee Of Virginia". The story of General Robert E. Lee after the end of the Civil War, and of his...
05.03.1948	thunder on the hudson	+ "Thunder On The Hudson". A dramatization of the life of Washington Irving, who wrote of the Huds...
05.10.1948	village doctor	+ "Village Doctor". The story of Dr. Arthur Chester Sudan, who gave up a career in research to bec...
05.17.1948	queen of heartbreak trail	+ "Queen Of Heartbreak Trail". The story of Harriet Pullen, a widow who settled in Skagway Alaska ...
05.24.1948	the enlightened professor	+ "The Enlightened Professor". The story of Benjamin Silliman, the first Yale Professor of Chemis...
05.31.1948	who walk alone	+ "Who Walk Alone". The story of the fight against leprosy during the Spanish-American War, as fo...
06.07.1948	the last frontier	+ "The Last Frontier". An excellent biography of Frederick Remington, famous painter of the old we...
06.14.1948	chautauqua fable	+ "Chautauqua Fable". A 1910 visit to Chautauqua, Nedw York, to hear William Jennings Bryan. A wel...
06.21.1948	skylark song	+ "Skylark Song". The story of Grace Moore, from a church choir to The Metropolitan Opera.
06.28.1948	the common glory	+ "The Common Glory". The story is based on the drama that is presented each year at the Williamsb...

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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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