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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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Air Date	Title	Synopsis
06.14.1943	make way for the lady	+ Red net. "Make Way For The Lady". The story of Mary Putnam Jacobi, one of the first woman doctors...
02.17.1947	man against the mountain	+ This story is about Gustaf F. Marsh who wanted to build a trail up the east slope of Mount Whitney...
04.17.1951	man of action	+ "Man Of Action". The story of naval hero Commodore David Porter, and his valiant but losing batt...
07.27.1942	man of design	+ Red net. "Man Of Design". Sponsored by: DuPont. The story of how Eli Whitney invented the assembly...
03.17.1947	man with green fingers alternate	+ "The Man With Green Fingers". The story of horticulturist Luther Burbank, and the way he was alm...
04.27.1938	maria mitchell astronomer	+ The Dupont Cavalcade tells the story of an American girl who astonished the world with her discove...
03.13.1939	marie dressler
01.30.1939	mark twain	+ The basin of the Mississippi is the body of the nation’ ... once a great man chose that for the ...
10.06.1937	mary lyon pioneer woman educator	+ 1937 marks two anniversaries in the education of women. One hundred years ago in 1837 so the inaug...
02.20.1951	mary of murray hill	+ "Mary Of Murray Hill". The story of how Mary Murray helped General Washington escape the British...
04.22.1946	meet artie greengroin	+ "Meet Artie Greengroin". The adventures of a ficticious P. F. C. from Brooklyn. A comic characte...
01.16.1940	mehitabel wing	+ Broadcast: 16th January 1940 This is a story of a woman who made one of the most remarkable horseb...
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...
01.08.1941	mightier than the sword	+ Red net. "Mightier Than The Sword". The story of how Thomas Nast used his political cartoons to e...
05.15.1951	militant angel	+ "Militant Angel". A biography of Annie Warburton Goodrich, who helped to create standards for t...
02.03.1937	minute men of the air	+ Interwoven with the amateur radio operators of America Hams as they call themselves is the history...
05.30.1950	miss vinnie and mr lincoln	+ "Miss Vinnie and Mr. Lincoln". A well-done story about a lady who was allowed to sculpt a portra...
09.01.1947	mission to cuba	+ "Mission To Cuba". The story of Lieutenant Andrew S. Rowan, his travels through the jungles of C...
12.02.1946	mother of freedom	+ "Mother Of Freedom". The story of the fight of Anna Zenger against the corrupt Governor of New Y...
10.21.1946	mr conyngham sweeps the seas	+ "Mr. Conyngham Sweeps The Seas". The story of Gustavus Conyngham of the U. S. Navy during the Re...
05.15.1939	mr justice holmes	+ There were two great Americans whop bore the name Oliver Wendell Holmes. One was the famous New En...
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...
05.31.1943	mr lincolns wife	+ Red net. "Mr. Lincoln's Wife". The tragic personal story of Mary Todd Lincoln. The script was sub...
03.07.1950	mr peale and the dinosaur	+ "Mr. Peale and The Dinosaur". Charles Wilson Peale's interesting and amusing adventures in estab...
03.03.1947	mr pullmans palace car	+ "Mr. Pullman's Palace Car". The story of George Pullman and his invention of the railroad "sleep...

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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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