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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03.13.1944 | song from spokane | ||
| 06.03.1936 | songs of rome | ||
| 11.25.1936 | songs of sentiment |
+ Songs of sentiment have long reflected true American characteristics love of home and family, of o... | |
| 04.09.1940 | songs of stephen foster an american legend |
+ Blue Network. "Songs Of Stephen Foster, An American Legend". The life of the great American compo... | |
| 05.26.1937 | songs of the american indian |
+ The Cavalcade of America salutes in songs and story the Indians, the original American. Music has ... | |
| 04.14.1937 | songs of the gay nineties |
+ Dupont presents songs of that colourful period in American history the “gay” 90’s. (1890’s... | |
| 05.04.1938 | songs of the mississippi |
+ Songs of the Mississippi features many of the melodies which have been inspired by the great river... | |
| 01.20.1937 | songs of the sea |
+ In this episode Dupont bring a story of songs of the sea and of the men who sang them in the golde... | |
| 05.05.1937 | songs of the south |
+ The Dupont Cavalcade of America presents a tribute to National Music Week. Probably no part of the... | |
| 03.04.1936 | songs that inspired the nation |
+ Many years ago a philosopher named Andrew Fletcher wrote, “If a man were permitted to make all t... | |
| 07.03.1951 | sound the great bell |
+ Red net. "My Friend McNair". Sponsored by: DuPont. A combat story, with echoes of the Liberty Bell... | |
| 12.13.1949 | south of cape horn |
+ "South Of Cape Horn". Sponsored by: DuPont. An adventure story about the discovery of the Antarc... | |
| 01.22.1936 | speed of words |
+ Speed of Words tell the story of how distance has been shortened and communication made easier. Th... | |
| 05.27.1946 | spin a silver dollar |
+ "Spin A Silver Dollar". The story of the couple who operate "Wide Ruins," a Navajo trading post... | |
| 11.29.1949 | spindletop |
+ "Spindletop". The story of Anthony Lucas, who discovered the oil fields of East Texas. The story... | |
| 01.09.1951 | spindletop |
+ "Spindletop". The program originates from Beaumont, Texas, on the fiftieth anniversary of the o... | |
| 10.08.1945 | spy on the kilocycles |
+ "Spy On The Kilocycles". Sponsored by: DuPont. The story of how a secret Nazi transmitter was tra... | |
| 03.03.1953 | star and the shield |
+ "Star and Shield". A warm story about a little girl. | |
| 02.25.1946 | star in the west |
+ "Star In The West". A story of the early days of Texas and of a couple who settle there. A progr... | |
| 06.16.1937 | stars of destiny |
+ Among the practical men of vision in our country’s history is one who left a career of science f... | |
| 06.24.1936 | steamboat builders |
+ "Steamboat Builders". Sponsored by: DuPont. "John Fitch Invents The Steamboat." "Robert Fulton M... | |
| 08.18.1941 | stephen arnold douglas |
+ Red net. "Eve Of Conflict". The story of Stephen A. Douglas, who debated Abrahma Lincoln for the ... | |
| 01.16.1939 | stephen foster |
+ "Stephen Foster". The biography of America's beloved song writer.Family Theater is pleased to pr... | |
| 03.10.1937 | stephen girard |
+ In the long line of noble and distinguished men and women in the Cavalcade of America there is one... | |
| 06.02.1937 | stories of american dyes |
+ Cavalcade of America sponsored by Dupont traces the progress of one branch of chemistry, the story... |
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