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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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Air Date	Title	Synopsis
01.24.1950	the interchangeable mr whitney	+ "The Interchangeable Mr. Whitney". In 1799, Eli Whitney turned from Cotton Gins to muskets. He c...
12.27.1948	the indigo girl	+ "The Indigo Girl". The story o how Eliza Lucas brought the indigo industry to South Carolina.
01.03.1950	the incomparable doctor	+ "The Incomparable Doctor". A dramatization of the famous meeting between Benjamin Franklin and L...
09.27.1949	the immortal blacksmith	+ "The Immortal Blacksmith". John Nesbitt tells the sad story of Thomas Davenport, the man who inv...
12.25.1935	the humanitarian urge	+ WABC, New York aircheck. "The Humanitarian Urge". Sponsored by: DuPont. Part one: "The Marry Elle...
03.24.1937	the house of glass	+ Henry William Segal was born in Germany in 1729 and came to Pennsylvania when he was 21 years old....
05.16.1949	the house near little dock street	+ Ginger Rogers stars as housewife Lydia Darrow who lives in the framed house near Little Dock Stree...
06.27.1949	the homecoming of sou chan	+ "The Homecoming Of Sou Chan". The story of the New York restauranteur, who was the owner of, "Th...
10.14.1946	the hickory tree	+ "The Hickory Tree". The story of the mother of Andrew Jackson, Elizabeth Jackson, a dedicated pa...
04.28.1941	the heart and the fountain	+ Red net. "The Heart and The Foundation". The story of Margaret Fuller, a pioneering woman reporte...
05.20.1952	the green wall	+ "The Green Wall". An imaginative tank commander comes up with the idea that caused "The Great St...
12.22.1941	the green pastures
12.25.1940	the green pastures	+ Red net. "The Green Pastures". Sponsored by: DuPont. The first radio dramatization of the story, b...
11.15.1949	the greatest risk	+ "The Greatest Risk". The adventure and romance of James McDaniel, who came to America as a spy, ...
04.15.1946	the great mcgraw	+ "The Great McGraw". Anecdotes and stories about baseball's famous manager, John J. McGraw of the...
12.15.1941	the great man votes	+ Red net. "The Great Man Votes". Sponsored by: DuPont. A drunken old man and his grandchildren are ...
12.05.1950	the grand design	+ "The Grand Design". The story of Charles L'Enfant, the designer of the city of Washington, D. C....
12.29.1941	the gorgeous hussy	+ Red net. "The Gorgeous Hussy". A story of political intrigue within the Jackson administration. P...
04.21.1937	the golden touch	+ Among America’s well known men are many who came from Europe to try their fortunes and make thei...
01.17.1950	the golden needle	+ "The Golden Needle". A portrait of Nell Donnelly of Kansas City, who started a dress factory tha...
12.15.1937	the glory of the vanquished	+ In the lives of certain great men, we have the proof that in a losing fight, there may be glory ne...
09.22.1947	the girl who ran for president	+ "The Girl Who Ran For President". The story of Belva Lockwood, who fought for equal rights for w...
10.23.1944	the girl lincoln loved	+ Red net. "The Girl Lincoln Loved". A story about the romance between Ann Rutledge and the young M...
09.30.1952	the gig of the saginaw	+ "The Gig Of The Saginaw". A well-done story of survival on the open sea in a small boat. Five sa...
01.03.1949	the gift of johnny appleseed	+ "The Gift Of Johnny Appleseed". Jonathan Chapman encourages Link Baron and his wife-to-be to fo...

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That was my favorite show.

Carol

This anthology program was sponsored by DuPont on radio by CBS and NBC from 1935 to 1953, television from 1952 to 1957. The series pioneered the use of anthology drama for company radio advertising. Cavalcade of America documented historical events using stories of individual courage, initiative and achievement, often with feel-good dramatizations of the human spirit's triumph against all odds. This was consistent with DuPont's overall conservative philosophy and legacy as an American company dating back to 1802. The company's motto, "Maker of better things for better living through chemistry," was read at the beginning of each program, and the dramas emphasized humanitarian progress, particularly improvements in the lives of women, often through technological innovation.

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