Cavalcade of America
TV ShowTitle | Cavalcade of America |
User score | 3.5 |
Release date | Oct 1, 1952 |
Release date of last episode | Apr 30, 1957 |
Genre | Drama |
Production country | US |
Series status | Ended |
Seasons count | 5 (List of episodes) |
Episodes count | 131 |
Run time | 60 min. |
Cavalcade of America is an anthology drama series that was sponsored by the DuPont Company, although it occasionally presented a musical, such as an adaptation of Show Boat, and condensed biographies of popular composers. It was initially broadcast on radio from 1935 to 1953, and later on television from 1952 to 1957. Originally on CBS, the series pioneered the use of anthology drama for company audio 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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List of episodesActors
See moreRhys Williams
William Armstrong
Booth Colman
Carl Benton Reid
, Cmdr. Ingraham, Manning
James Seay
Mr. Watson, Lt. Wells, William Joslin, Theodore Dreiser
Edgar Buchanan
Horace Greeley, , Doc Mathew
Lamont Johnson
, Lt. Col. Coleman, Paul Shearer, Lt. Matt Maury
Ross Elliott
Theodore Judah, Ralph Kerchum, James Otis, Zack Garson
Hayden Rorke
Robert Warwick
Alexander Majors, Harper,
Willis Bouchey
, Tom Carver
John Wengraf
, German Colonel, Von Schwarz
Lee Van Cleef
, 1st Mate Hawl Finch