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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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... | |
| 05.15.1939 | mr justice holmes |
+ There were two great Americans whop bore the name Oliver Wendell Holmes. One was the famous New En... | |
| 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... | |
| 12.02.1946 | mother of freedom |
+ "Mother Of Freedom". The story of the fight of Anna Zenger against the corrupt Governor of New Y... | |
| 09.01.1947 | mission to cuba |
+ "Mission To Cuba". The story of Lieutenant Andrew S. Rowan, his travels through the jungles of C... | |
| 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... | |
| 02.03.1937 | minute men of the air |
+ Interwoven with the amateur radio operators of America Hams as they call themselves is the history... | |
| 05.15.1951 | militant angel |
+ "Militant Angel". A biography of Annie Warburton Goodrich, who helped to create standards for t... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 01.16.1940 | mehitabel wing |
+ Broadcast: 16th January 1940 This is a story of a woman who made one of the most remarkable horseb... | |
| 04.22.1946 | meet artie greengroin |
+ "Meet Artie Greengroin". The adventures of a ficticious P. F. C. from Brooklyn. A comic characte... | |
| 02.20.1951 | mary of murray hill |
+ "Mary Of Murray Hill". The story of how Mary Murray helped General Washington escape the British... | |
| 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... | |
| 01.30.1939 | mark twain |
+ The basin of the Mississippi is the body of the nation’ ... once a great man chose that for the ... | |
| 03.13.1939 | marie dressler | ||
| 04.27.1938 | maria mitchell astronomer |
+ The Dupont Cavalcade tells the story of an American girl who astonished the world with her discove... | |
| 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... | |
| 07.27.1942 | man of design |
+ Red net. "Man Of Design". Sponsored by: DuPont. The story of how Eli Whitney invented the assembly... | |
| 04.17.1951 | man of action |
+ "Man Of Action". The story of naval hero Commodore David Porter, and his valiant but losing batt... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 06.30.1937 | luther burbank |
+ Luther Burbank is known as the Plant Wizard although he himself never liked the phrase. Still it g... | |
| 02.05.1936 | loyalty to family |
+ The first story concerns a family who ventured in to the Ohio territory in 1798 when it was a wild... | |
| 10.23.1951 | loyal lady |
+ Red net. "Ann Rutledge and Lincoln". The story of the president's first great love affair. The sc... |
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