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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02.02.1938 | francis scott key |
+ "Francis Scott Key and The Story Of The Star Spangled Banner". A biography of the lawyer who wro... | |
| 06.13.1949 | footlights on the frontier |
+ "Footlights On The Frontier". Sponsored by: DuPont. The story of Joseph Jefferson, the famous act... | |
| 10.28.1946 | flying tigers fly again |
+ "Flying Tigers Fly Again". The story ot The Flying Tigers, from fighting the Japs to flying the ... | |
| 04.15.1952 | fly high fly low |
+ "The Great McGraw". Anecdotes and stories about baseball's famous manager, John J. McGraw of the... | |
| 02.26.1945 | flight nurse | ||
| 02.13.1951 | fiber 66 |
+ "Fiber 66". The story of the invention of nylon. The script was subsequently used on "The Cavalc... | |
| 11.23.1942 | feast from the harvest | ||
| 01.13.1937 | father of plastics |
+ John Wesley Hyatt founded two great industries; he was the father of plastics and also of roller b... | |
| 05.10.1943 | fat girl |
+ Red net. "Fat Girl". Sponsored by: DuPont. The heroic story of a Navy auxiliary oiler, the U. S. S... | |
| 12.13.1948 | family circle |
+ "Family Circle". The story of one of America's great theatrical families: the Otis Skinners. | |
| 04.01.1936 | fame in literature |
+ Literature is an important index of a countries progress whether the work of its authors be critic... | |
| 11.06.1935 | faith in education |
+ WABC, New York aircheck. "Faith In Education". Sponsored by: DuPont. Part one: "The Bound Boy In ... | |
| 06.20.1950 | experiment in humanity |
+ "Experiment In Humanity". The story of General A. R. Glancy and the building of a small hospital... | |
| 01.10.1949 | experiment at monticello |
+ "Experiment At Monticello". How President Jefferson proved the value of smallpox vaccination by... | |
| 01.29.1936 | enterprise |
+ The optimism and energy that spur men to enterprise have always been notable in the America charac... | |
| 02.14.1950 | enterprise u s a |
+ "Enterprise U. S. A.". Two young men in Georgia have an idea to take worthless cotton fields and... | |
| 02.27.1940 | enoch crosby the spy |
+ Blue Network. "Enoch Crosby, The Spy". Based on "The Spy," by James Fennimore Cooper. The story o... | |
| 10.10.1950 | emma |
+ "Emma". Sponsored by: DuPont. The fifteenth anniversary show of the series. The heroic story of n... | |
| 11.03.1937 | elmer ambrose sperry |
+ Elmer Abrose Sperry was born in Cortland, New York on October 12th, 1860. He utilized every opport... | |
| 06.29.1938 | eleuthere irenee du pont |
+ This is the colourful and dramatic story of Eleuthere Irenee Du Pont the founder of the Du Pont Ch... | |
| 03.31.1941 | edwin booth |
+ Red net. "Edwin Booth". The story of the famous actor, brother of the man who shot Abraham Lincol... | |
| 09.29.1937 | edwin booth |
+ Dupont presents the story of Edwin Booth who at the time was called by many the greatest of Americ... | |
| 10.28.1936 | edward macdowell |
+ This story told in music and drama on The Cavalcade of America presented by Dupont is the story of... | |
| 01.09.1939 | edward bok |
+ Today's story is about Edward Bok's struggle to rise from an immigrant boys poverty, to a position... | |
| 02.26.1941 | edgar allan poe |
+ Red net. "Edgar Allan Poe". A well-done biography of the somber, unhappy life of the poet and wri... |
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