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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.30.1952 | billy the kid |
+ NBC net, KDKA, Pittsburgh aircheck. "Rain Fakers". 8:00 P.M. A meteorologist is determined to show... | |
| 09.29.1947 | big boy |
+ "Big Boy". The biography of Babe Ruth, "The Sultan Of Swat." The program opening is slightly upc... | |
| 12.10.1945 | big boy blue |
+ "Big Boy Blue". The touching story of poet Eugene Field. The broadcast originates from Hollywood... | |
| 01.04.1943 | between them both |
+ Red net. "Between Them Both". A girl on the homefront has the war brought home to her suddenly wh... | |
| 11.29.1948 | betrayal |
+ "The Betrayal". The love story of Peggy Shippen and Benedict Arnold, and how they betrayed their... | |
| 03.05.1945 | bernadine i love you |
+ Red net. "Bernadine, I Love You". A big, stupid-but-lovable G. I. needs the help of the Red Cross... | |
| 05.18.1938 | benjamin franklin | ||
| 04.02.1940 | benedict arnold |
+ Blue Network. "The Story Of Benedict Arnold" ("Benedict Arnold"). An account of General Arnold's ... | |
| 06.22.1942 | battle of the ovens |
+ Red net. "The Battle Of The Ovens". The story of Christopher Ludwig, the elderly baker who helped... | |
| 04.24.1939 | baseball |
+ This story was written to celebrate the 100th birthday in the spring of 1939 of our national sport... | |
| 12.16.1952 | barbed wire christmas |
+ "Barbed Wire Christmas". Four thousand American P. O. W.s in a German concentration camp are det... | |
| 08.05.1936 | band music in america pt4 |
+ "Bands Today". Sponsored by: DuPont. Program #4 of a summer series. "The Development Of Band Musi... | |
| 07.29.1936 | band music in america pt3 |
+ "American Bands Travel". Sponsored by: DuPont. Program #3 of a summer series. "The Development Of... | |
| 07.22.1936 | band music in america pt2 |
+ "From The Gay Nineties On". Sponsored by: DuPont. Program #2 of a summer series. "The Development... | |
| 07.15.1936 | band music in america pt1 |
+ "The Development Of Band Music In America" "The Small Bands". Sponsored by: DuPont. Program #1 of... | |
| 11.18.1952 | away all boarding parties |
+ "Away All Boarding Parties". A good war story about an attempt to capture a Nazi sub and her se... | |
| 05.08.1944 | autobiography of an angel |
+ Cavalcade of America brings you a story of a young American who is fighting this war in the frontl... | |
| 08.27.1945 | assignment for the professor |
+ "Cargo Over Burma". A portrait of a day with a crew of combat cargo flyers, which is not nearly ... | |
| 01.22.1952 | as if a door were opening |
+ "As If A Door Were Opening". The story of the Marquis de Lafayette, his commission in the Contin... | |
| 01.15.1941 | as a man thinketh |
+ Red net. "As A Man Thinketh". The story of Thomas Cooper, the man who tested the Sedition Act of ... | |
| 05.07.1945 | artist to the wounded |
+ Red net. "Artist To The Wounded". A commercial artist volunteers to draw portraits of wounded sol... | |
| 02.23.1942 | arrowsmith |
+ Red net. "Arrowsmith". A dramatization from the famous novel, about a doctor's devotion to scienc... | |
| 06.16.1941 | annie oakley |
+ Red net. "Annie Oakley". The story of the gal... | |
| 03.02.1938 | anne sullivan macy |
+ The story of a woman who went down in to darkness as she might bring another in to light Ann Sulli... | |
| 02.20.1940 | anne royall |
+ Blue Network. "Anne Royall". The story of theEthel Barrymore stars as Anne Royall the little old ... |
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