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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05.03.1948 | thunder on the hudson |
+ "Thunder On The Hudson". A dramatization of the life of Washington Irving, who wrote of the Huds... | |
| 02.05.1952 | thunder of justice |
+ "Thunder Of Justice". The story of Matthew Lyon of Vermont, who fought the Alien and Sedition Ac... | |
| 09.28.1942 | thunder from the mountain |
+ Red net. "Juarez" ("Thunder From The Mountain"). The life story of Benito Juarez, the Mexican pat... | |
| 02.19.1952 | three words |
+ "Three Words". "Victory or Death" were the three words, and the story about how General Washingt... | |
| 01.30.1940 | thomas jefferson |
+ Blue Network. "Thomas Jefferson". The story of how Mr. Jefferson came to draft the Declaration of... | |
| 04.13.1938 | thomas jefferson american education |
+ WABC, New York aircheck. "Thomas Jefferson and American Education". The story of the University o... | |
| 05.19.1937 | thomas edison the man |
+ Every American knows something of the life and work of Thomas Alva Edison he is properly called th... | |
| 02.23.1948 | this way to tomorrow |
+ "This Way To Tomorrow". A story about the young Michael Pupin, a famous X-Ray scientist, and his... | |
| 08.03.1942 | this our exile |
+ Red net. "I, Mary Washington". The story of the mother of George Washington and how she imparted ... | |
| 10.11.1949 | this little plot of ground |
+ "This Little Plot Of Ground". A dramatization of the youth of Ralph Waldo Emerson. The program ... | |
| 04.29.1946 | thirst without end | ||
| 06.26.1951 | they shall have music |
+ "They Shall Have Music". The story of Theodore Thomas, the German conductor who helped to introd... | |
| 11.17.1941 | they died with their boots on |
+ Red net. "They Died With Their Boots On". The story of General George Custer, and the events lea... | |
| 03.18.1936 | they also serve |
+ In this episode of Cavalcade we are taken from the storm tossed seas to the smoke and flames of a ... | |
| 01.16.1951 | there stands jackson |
+ "There Stands Jackson". The story of the military genius of Stonewall Jackson, and how he met hi... | |
| 05.12.1941 | theodosia burr |
+ Red net. "Theodosia Burr". The story of Aaron Burr's loyal daughter who supported her father's p... | |
| 04.22.1952 | the yankee and the scales |
+ "Meet Artie Greengroin". The adventures of a ficticious P. F. C. from Brooklyn. A comic characte... | |
| 01.06.1947 | the woman on lime rock | ||
| 11.29.1943 | the wise mad general |
+ Red net. "The Wise, Mad General". A story based on "Mutiny In January," by Carl Van Doren. A grou... | |
| 10.30.1935 | the will to rebuild |
+ WABC, New York aircheck. "The Will To Rebuild". Sponsored by: DuPont. Part one: "The Sacramento F... | |
| 12.11.1935 | the will to explore |
+ WABC, New York aircheck. "The Will To Explore". Sponsored by: DuPont. Part one: "The Lewis and Cl... | |
| 07.20.1942 | the wild young man |
+ Red net. "The Wild Young Man". A drama about the adventures of Stephen Decatur, battling the pira... | |
| 08.23.1943 | the weapon that saves lives |
+ Red net. "The Weapon That Saves Lives". The story of the invention of Sulfa drugs. The Surgeon Ge... | |
| 12.06.1949 | the wall of silence |
+ "The Wall Of Silence". The story of Marie Hays Heiner, who went deaf overnight from influenza, b... | |
| 10.02.1944 | the voice on the stairs |
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