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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09.22.1947 | the girl who ran for president |
+ "The Girl Who Ran For President". The story of Belva Lockwood, who fought for equal rights for w... | |
| 12.15.1937 | the glory of the vanquished |
+ In the lives of certain great men, we have the proof that in a losing fight, there may be glory ne... | |
| 01.17.1950 | the golden needle |
+ "The Golden Needle". A portrait of Nell Donnelly of Kansas City, who started a dress factory tha... | |
| 04.21.1937 | the golden touch |
+ Among America’s well known men are many who came from Europe to try their fortunes and make thei... | |
| 12.29.1941 | the gorgeous hussy |
+ Red net. "The Gorgeous Hussy". A story of political intrigue within the Jackson administration. P... | |
| 12.05.1950 | the grand design |
+ "The Grand Design". The story of Charles L'Enfant, the designer of the city of Washington, D. C.... | |
| 12.15.1941 | the great man votes |
+ Red net. "The Great Man Votes". Sponsored by: DuPont. A drunken old man and his grandchildren are ... | |
| 04.15.1946 | the great mcgraw |
+ "The Great McGraw". Anecdotes and stories about baseball's famous manager, John J. McGraw of the... | |
| 11.15.1949 | the greatest risk |
+ "The Greatest Risk". The adventure and romance of James McDaniel, who came to America as a spy, ... | |
| 12.25.1940 | the green pastures |
+ Red net. "The Green Pastures". Sponsored by: DuPont. The first radio dramatization of the story, b... | |
| 12.22.1941 | the green pastures | ||
| 05.20.1952 | the green wall |
+ "The Green Wall". An imaginative tank commander comes up with the idea that caused "The Great St... | |
| 04.28.1941 | the heart and the fountain |
+ Red net. "The Heart and The Foundation". The story of Margaret Fuller, a pioneering woman reporte... | |
| 10.14.1946 | the hickory tree |
+ "The Hickory Tree". The story of the mother of Andrew Jackson, Elizabeth Jackson, a dedicated pa... | |
| 06.27.1949 | the homecoming of sou chan |
+ "The Homecoming Of Sou Chan". The story of the New York restauranteur, who was the owner of, "Th... | |
| 05.16.1949 | the house near little dock street |
+ Ginger Rogers stars as housewife Lydia Darrow who lives in the framed house near Little Dock Stree... | |
| 03.24.1937 | the house of glass |
+ Henry William Segal was born in Germany in 1729 and came to Pennsylvania when he was 21 years old.... | |
| 12.25.1935 | the humanitarian urge |
+ WABC, New York aircheck. "The Humanitarian Urge". Sponsored by: DuPont. Part one: "The Marry Elle... | |
| 09.27.1949 | the immortal blacksmith |
+ "The Immortal Blacksmith". John Nesbitt tells the sad story of Thomas Davenport, the man who inv... | |
| 01.03.1950 | the incomparable doctor |
+ "The Incomparable Doctor". A dramatization of the famous meeting between Benjamin Franklin and L... | |
| 12.27.1948 | the indigo girl |
+ "The Indigo Girl". The story o how Eliza Lucas brought the indigo industry to South Carolina. | |
| 01.24.1950 | the interchangeable mr whitney |
+ "The Interchangeable Mr. Whitney". In 1799, Eli Whitney turned from Cotton Gins to muskets. He c... | |
| 08.18.1947 | the iron horse | ||
| 09.05.1950 | the iron mountain |
+ "The Iron Mountain". The story of U. S. Steel's iron ore strike in Venezuela, after a world-wide... | |
| 01.05.1948 | the justice and the lady |
+ NBC net, KDKA, Pittsburgh aircheck. "The Justice and The Lady". 8:00 P.M. A story of Chief Justice... |
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