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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.11.1943 | bob hope reports |
+ Red net. "Bob Hope Reports". Bob recreates his first tour of the front in June, 1943. The program... | |
| 10.06.1941 | bolivar the liberator |
+ Red net. "Bolivar, The Liberator". The story of the liberator of Venezuela and hero in other part... | |
| 07.17.1944 | boomerang | ||
| 03.28.1949 | boy wanted |
+ "Boy Wanted". A well-done, heartwarming story about an unwanted little boy and his problem adopt... | |
| 07.12.1948 | break the news |
+ "Break The News". The history of the Associated Press, told on its one hundredth anniversary. Th... | |
| 03.25.1952 | breakfast at nancys |
+ "Breakfast At Nancy's". Nancy Hart's Revolutionary War activities are dramatized. This is the st... | |
| 10.25.1948 | bryants station |
+ "Bryant's Station". Mrs. Prudence Potter battles the Wyandotte Indians in the wilderness of youn... | |
| 01.07.1946 | build me straight | ||
| 01.20.1947 | builder of the soo |
+ Charles Harvey is a man who more than any other in the nineteenth century changed the face of Amer... | |
| 01.15.1936 | building and architecture |
+ In the ranks of the American Cavalcade marks the direct lineal descendants of the great builders o... | |
| 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... | |
| 11.01.1943 | burma surgeon |
+ Red net. "Burma Surgeon". The story of Dr. Gordon S. Seagrave, a doctor in the Burmese jungles d... | |
| 10.27.1941 | captain paul |
+ Red net. "Captain Paul". A biography of the great American naval hero, John Paul Jones...a surpri... | |
| 03.16.1938 | captain robert gray |
+ This is the story of Captain Robert Gray, American navigator whose discovery of the Columbia River... | |
| 02.02.1942 | captains of the clouds |
+ Red net. "Captains Of The Clouds". A good story about an old-time Canadian barnstorming bush pilo... | |
| 09.03.1945 | cargo over burma |
+ "Sawdust Underground". The story of two G. I.'s who escape from Nazi occupied France by hiding a... | |
| 03.15.1943 | case for the fbi |
+ Red net. "A Case For The F. B. I.". The F.B.I. takes to the air to capture a kidnapper. A messag... | |
| 03.30.1938 | charlotte cushman |
+ Cavalcade brings you the story of Charlotte Cushman, America’s first great actress. Through her ... | |
| 06.14.1948 | chautauqua fable |
+ "Chautauqua Fable". A 1910 visit to Chautauqua, Nedw York, to hear William Jennings Bryan. A wel... | |
| 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... | |
| 05.25.1938 | child welfare in america |
+ The Dupont Cavalcade brings you a story of the growth of childcare in the United States of America... | |
| 02.04.1946 | children of ol man river |
+ "Children Of Ol' Man River". A biograp of the life of Billy Bryant on a Mississippi showboat at... | |
| 10.15.1945 | children this is your father |
+ "Children, This Is Your Father". When an ordinary soldier returns home after fighting the war at... | |
| 06.19.1951 | chinese daughter |
+ "Chinese Daughter". The well-written autobiography of Jade Snow Wong, the fifth daughter of a Ch... | |
| 12.23.1952 | christmas in america |
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