Cavalcade of America (1952)

Cavalcade of America

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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Rhys Williams
Rhys Williams
as William Armstrong
Booth Colman
Booth Colman
as
Carl Benton Reid
Carl Benton Reid
as as Cmdr. Ingraham as Manning
James Seay
James Seay
as Theodore Dreiser as Lt. Wells as William Joslin as Mr. Watson
Edgar Buchanan
Edgar Buchanan
as Horace Greeley as Doc Mathew as
Lamont Johnson
Lamont Johnson
as Paul Shearer as Lt. Col. Coleman as as Lt. Matt Maury
Ross Elliott
Ross Elliott
as James Otis as Ralph Kerchum as Zack Garson as Theodore Judah
Hayden Rorke
Hayden Rorke
as
Robert Warwick
Robert Warwick
as Alexander Majors as Harper as
Willis Bouchey
Willis Bouchey
as as Tom Carver
John Wengraf
John Wengraf
as Von Schwarz as as German Colonel
Lee Van Cleef
Lee Van Cleef
as as 1st Mate Hawl Finch
Gary Gray
Gary Gray
as John Sargent as Jackie Jensen (age 16) as Apple Knocker
John Hoyt
John Hoyt
as Hessian officer as as Com. Smedley
Paul Harvey
Paul Harvey
as as Mayor
Marjorie Lord
Marjorie Lord
as Mrs. Field as as Lee Powell Coleman
Louis Jean Heydt
Louis Jean Heydt
as James Madison as
James Best
James Best
as Slate Morley as Harry as
Ann Doran
Ann Doran
as as Caroline as Mrs. Honeyman
Richard Eyer
Richard Eyer
as Tony Lucas as Brian Beck as Tim Kendall
Hugh Beaumont
Hugh Beaumont
as Father Werr as Lewis Graham as Coach Jack Cody
Dayton Lummis
Dayton Lummis
as as Lee
Gloria Talbott
Gloria Talbott
as Nancy Merki as Mary Scott as Mary
Dabbs Greer
Dabbs Greer
as as Johann as John Adams
Russell Simpson
Russell Simpson
as Quatermaster as Judge Grant as
John Ericson
John Ericson
as Joe Loring as Leon Patterson as
Henry Morgan
Henry Morgan
as
Stacy Keach, Sr.
Stacy Keach, Sr.
as Warren Andrews
Eduard Franz
Eduard Franz
as as Samuel Morse
Cecil Kellaway
Cecil Kellaway
as Sam Mulford as
John Hamilton
John Hamilton
as Colonel Norton as Porter
Dan O'Herlihy
Dan O'Herlihy
as Nathaniel Hawthorne as Benedict Arnold
Robin Hughes
Robin Hughes
as as Lt. Col. Carleton
Charles McGraw
Charles McGraw
as as Wilkie Bowman
Harry Shannon
Harry Shannon
as Samuel Morse as
Harry Cheshire
Harry Cheshire
as
Lyle Talbot
Lyle Talbot
as
James Griffith
James Griffith
as Abraham Lincoln as Clay Doggett
James Flavin
James Flavin
as
Pierre Watkin
Pierre Watkin
as as Allan Pinkerton
Edward Platt
Edward Platt
as as Dr. Banner
John McIntire
John McIntire
as John Chapman aka Johnny Appleseed as Newspaper editor
Ward Bond
Ward Bond
as Harvey Kendall as M / Sgt. Lou Diamond
Paul Picerni
Paul Picerni
as James Ohio Pattie as Principal John Norton
Barbara Woodell
Barbara Woodell
as Miss Bronson as
Lon Chaney Jr.
Lon Chaney Jr.
as Old Jeff Harris as Zeke Wells
Byron Palmer
Byron Palmer
as Ferdinand Durang as Joseph Howard
Harry Lauter
Harry Lauter
as Harry Grant as Ray Marshall
Stanley Andrews
Stanley Andrews
as
Reginald Denny
Reginald Denny
as Gen. Prescott as Col. Patterson
Arthur Franz
Arthur Franz
as Casimir Pulaski as Dr. William Gorgas
Russell Johnson
Russell Johnson
as Dan Marshall as Karl Nader
Sheila Bromley
Sheila Bromley
as Mrs. Watson as
Barbara Billingsley
Barbara Billingsley
as Harriet Kohler as Dorothea Meadows
Robert Easton
Robert Easton
as George Merchant as
Patrick O'Neal
Patrick O'Neal
as as James King
Walter Reed
Walter Reed
as Capt. Marsh as
Trevor Bardette
Trevor Bardette
as Senator Gwinn as
Richard Loo
Richard Loo
as Ho Chung as
Virginia Gregg
Virginia Gregg
as Mrs. Sherman as Aunt Agnes
George Nader
George Nader
as as Eliphalet Remington II
Frank Ferguson
Frank Ferguson
as Dr. Green as
Leo Britt
Leo Britt
as Lord Cornwallis as
Paula Raymond
Paula Raymond
as Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell as Polly Key
John Patrick
John Patrick
as
Walter Kingsford
Walter Kingsford
as as General Carleton
Betty Lynn
Betty Lynn
as Beth Shearer as
Robert Osterloh
Robert Osterloh
as Sam Houghton as Simpson
Brad Morrow
Brad Morrow
as Jerry as
Dan White
Dan White
as as Stan
Linda Stirling
Linda Stirling
as
Teru Shimada
Teru Shimada
as Kotaro Suto
Keye Luke
Keye Luke
as
John Craven
John Craven
as Mr. Hathaway
Russ Conway
Russ Conway
as Coach O'Brien
Mort Mills
Mort Mills
as
Ruth Warrick
Ruth Warrick
as Lydia Darragh
Richard Denning
Richard Denning
as Col. Patterson
Helen Parrish
Helen Parrish
as
Kirby Grant
Kirby Grant
as
Reed Hadley
Reed Hadley
as
Herb Vigran
Herb Vigran
as Bernie
Tom Tully
Tom Tully
as John Honeyman
Robert Paige
Robert Paige
as
O.Z. Whitehead
O.Z. Whitehead
as
Jack Kelly
Jack Kelly
as James E. West
Frank Lovejoy
Frank Lovejoy
as Inspector Ed McCook
Hillary Brooke
Hillary Brooke
as
John Fraser
John Fraser
as Tom Giddings
Fay Wray
Fay Wray
as
Howard Wendell
Howard Wendell
as
Ludwig Stössel
Ludwig Stössel
as
Evelyn Ankers
Evelyn Ankers
as
Leo G. Carroll
Leo G. Carroll
as William Penn
Charles Meredith
Charles Meredith
as
Chuck Connors
Chuck Connors
as Harry
William Forrest
William Forrest
as Dr. Sam Halleck
John Banner
John Banner
as
Ruth Donnelly
Ruth Donnelly
as Ma Dolan
Beverly Washburn
Beverly Washburn
as Elizabeth
Otto Graham
Otto Graham
as Self
Maureen O'Sullivan
Maureen O'Sullivan
as Sister Mary Benedict
Edward Arnold
Edward Arnold
as
Bruce Bennett
Bruce Bennett
as Abe Lincoln
Richard Beymer
Richard Beymer
as
Cynthia Stone
Cynthia Stone
as Pat Connors
Robert Horton
Robert Horton
as Ranger Norm Keller
Dean Jagger
Dean Jagger
as
DeForest Kelley
DeForest Kelley
as
Murvyn Vye
Murvyn Vye
as Ruiz
Minerva Urecal
Minerva Urecal
as
Dan Tobin
Dan Tobin
as Graffan
Liam Sullivan
Liam Sullivan
as George Washington
William Campbell
William Campbell
as Officer Clyde Bannon
Noel Toy
Noel Toy
as Mrs. Nomura
Ferris Taylor
Ferris Taylor
as
Henry Kulky
Henry Kulky
as Ernie
Christopher Dark
Christopher Dark
as Richard West
Maidie Norman
Maidie Norman
as Aunt Nellie
Steve Brodie
Steve Brodie
as
Ron Randell
Ron Randell
as
Charles Bronson
Charles Bronson
as John Stanizewski
Howard St. John
Howard St. John
as Benjamin Franklin
Gordon Jones
Gordon Jones
as Lt. Treusch
Ron Hagerthy
Ron Hagerthy
as Billy Brandon (as a man)
Nestor Paiva
Nestor Paiva
as Senor Alverez
Ed Kemmer
Ed Kemmer
as Maj. S. V. Bingham, Jr.
Perry Lopez
Perry Lopez
as Pete Salavedo
Kathryn Card
Kathryn Card
as
Robert J. Wilke
Robert J. Wilke
as
Melinda Casey
Melinda Casey
as Vi as a teenager
Madge Blake
Madge Blake
as Mrs. Morrissey
Jane Darwell
Jane Darwell
as Minna
Skip Homeier
Skip Homeier
as
Brian Aherne
Brian Aherne
as John Kirk
Ann Harding
Ann Harding
as Mrs. Milgrim
Oskar Homolka
Oskar Homolka
as Jeno Reinitz
Herbert Rudley
Herbert Rudley
as Lt. Folson
Lew Ayres
Lew Ayres
as Matt Needham
Robert Sterling
Robert Sterling
as Charles Jerrold
Joe Quinn
Joe Quinn
as Policeman
Lorna Thayer
Lorna Thayer
as Miss Holmes
Alan Napier
Alan Napier
as
John Stephenson
John Stephenson
as
Esther Dale
Esther Dale
as Aunt Tabitha
Lloyd Corrigan
Lloyd Corrigan
as Bowling Green
Jonathan Hale
Jonathan Hale
as
John Lupton
John Lupton
as Rembrandt Peale
Robert Rockwell
Robert Rockwell
as
Gertrude Michael
Gertrude Michael
as Major Pauline Cushman
John Litel
John Litel
as Dr. Silkworth
James Gleason
James Gleason
as Noah Larkin
Richard Wyler
Richard Wyler
as
Kenneth Tobey
Kenneth Tobey
as
Amanda Blake
Amanda Blake
as Nancy Hart
Ian Wolfe
Ian Wolfe
as
Will Wright
Will Wright
as George's Father
Susan Seaforth Hayes
Susan Seaforth Hayes
as Sarah
Henry Rowland
Henry Rowland
as
Francis L. Sullivan
Francis L. Sullivan
as
Mabel Paige
Mabel Paige
as
Forrest Taylor
Forrest Taylor
as Mark Hopkins
Ben Johnson
Ben Johnson
as Cal Bennett
William Talman
William Talman
as Wes Hardin
Harry Bartell
Harry Bartell
as Ben Davis
Gregg Palmer
Gregg Palmer
as
Gregory Walcott
Gregory Walcott
as
Regis Toomey
Regis Toomey
as
Kam Tong
Kam Tong
as
Jeff Morrow
Jeff Morrow
as Chief Justice John Marshall
Robert Karnes
Robert Karnes
as Pilot
Phyllis Coates
Phyllis Coates
as Barbara Leland
George Marshall
George Marshall
as
Paul Brinegar
Paul Brinegar
as
Strother Martin
Strother Martin
as Wilkins
Harry Morgan
Harry Morgan
as Homer Byington
Johnny Crawford
Johnny Crawford
as Billy Brandon (as a boy)
Peter Graves
Peter Graves
as Maj. Tom Howie
Michael Fox
Michael Fox
as George Wooley
Susan Kohner
Susan Kohner
as
Don Taylor
Don Taylor
as Bob Lawrence
Mary Murphy
Mary Murphy
as Rowena
Fred Clark
Fred Clark
as Ollendorf
Frances Bavier
Frances Bavier
as Mrs. Hayes
Rachel Ames
Rachel Ames
as Carol
Steven Geray
Steven Geray
as Bela Hovarth
Percy Helton
Percy Helton
as Mr. Fuller
Paul Fix
Paul Fix
as Mr. Barton
Anne Jeffreys
Anne Jeffreys
as Lucinda Teffy
Vladimir Sokoloff
Vladimir Sokoloff
as Jake Bartosh
Roy Thinnes
Roy Thinnes
as Mickey Hubbard
Scott Forbes
Scott Forbes
as Agent Gorson Willis
Elizabeth Patterson
Elizabeth Patterson
as Mrs. Couche
Chick Chandler
Chick Chandler
as Mrs. Couche
Stafford Repp
Stafford Repp
as Thompson
Doris Lloyd
Doris Lloyd
as Lady Montagu
Henry Brandon
Henry Brandon
as
Philip Van Zandt
Philip Van Zandt
as Mario
Grandon Rhodes
Grandon Rhodes
as
Sean McClory
Sean McClory
as Andrew Johnson
Jeff Donnell
Jeff Donnell
as Ann Rutledge
Malcolm Atterbury
Malcolm Atterbury
as Conductor
Onslow Stevens
Onslow Stevens
as Sam Houston
Burt Mustin
Burt Mustin
as
Ben Wright
Ben Wright
as
Barry Kelley
Barry Kelley
as Reporter
Richard Benedict
Richard Benedict
as
William Phipps
William Phipps
as
Joi Lansing
Joi Lansing
as Florence
Ray Teal
Ray Teal
as Howard
Robert Strauss
Robert Strauss
as Baron Henry William Von Stiegel
Peter Hansen
Peter Hansen
as
Mark Dana
Mark Dana
as
William Haade
William Haade
as
Frances Rafferty
Frances Rafferty
as Anna Judah
Kathleen Crowley
Kathleen Crowley
as Abigail Paddock
Paul Langton
Paul Langton
as Captain Joshua Patten
Robert Middleton
Robert Middleton
as William Harper
Edgar Dearing
Edgar Dearing
as Fitz
Eugenia Paul
Eugenia Paul
as
Stephen Wootton
Stephen Wootton
as
Anthony Eustrel
Anthony Eustrel
as Cochrane
Constance Ford
Constance Ford
as Mrs. Bannon
Alex Gerry
Alex Gerry
as
Tyler McVey
Tyler McVey
as
Hans Conried
Hans Conried
as General Francis Marion
James Daly
James Daly
as Bill
John Bryant
John Bryant
as Fred
George Chandler
George Chandler
as Proprietor
Nick Dennis
Nick Dennis
as Sgt. Chiaco
John Beradino
John Beradino
as Julio Gonzales
Dick Foran
Dick Foran
as
Raymond Bailey
Raymond Bailey
as Dr. Scott
Francis McDonald
Francis McDonald
as Calaveras Kid
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
as Frank O'Keefe
Don Kennedy
Don Kennedy
as Jack Jouett
Douglas Kennedy
Douglas Kennedy
as
Myrna Fahey
Myrna Fahey
as
Ray Collins
Ray Collins
as Daniel Webster
Tom Brown
Tom Brown
as Theodore Roosevelt
Charles Nolte
Charles Nolte
as
John Abbott
John Abbott
as Col. Barton
Kenny Delmar
Kenny Delmar
as
Howard Freeman
Howard Freeman
as William M. 'Boss' Tweed
Lurene Tuttle
Lurene Tuttle
as Betsy Peale
Richard Reeves
Richard Reeves
as
Kasey Rogers
Kasey Rogers
as
Margaret Field
Margaret Field
as Mrs. King
Nelson Leigh
Nelson Leigh
as
Jesse White
Jesse White
as
Rita Moreno
Rita Moreno
as
Joseph V. Perry
Joseph V. Perry
as William Dircks
Norma Varden
Norma Varden
as
Hal Baylor
Hal Baylor
as Lumberjack
Aline Towne
Aline Towne
as Marion Minot
Tommy Ivo
Tommy Ivo
as
Jim Davis
Jim Davis
as J.L. Armstrong
Roy Barcroft
Roy Barcroft
as Herbert Wheelock
Stuart Whitman
Stuart Whitman
as Capt. W. H. Puntenney
Rebecca Welles
Rebecca Welles
as Joan
Walter Brennan
Walter Brennan
as Link Morley
Dan Duryea
Dan Duryea
as Joe Kohler
Robert Clarke
Robert Clarke
as
Jackie Jensen
Jackie Jensen
as Jackie Jensen
Fiona Hale
Fiona Hale
as Mrs. Betty Jackson
Eugene Iglesias
Eugene Iglesias
as
Steve Pendleton
Steve Pendleton
as Beecher
Paul Newlan
Paul Newlan
as
Virginia Christine
Virginia Christine
as Mrs. Sargent
Richard Garrick
Richard Garrick
as Benjamin Franklin
Harlan Warde
Harlan Warde
as
Douglass Dumbrille
Douglass Dumbrille
as Lord Rawdon
Richard Erdman
Richard Erdman
as Harry Jordan
Guy Williams
Guy Williams
as Player
Elena Verdugo
Elena Verdugo
as
Bonnie Franklin
Bonnie Franklin
as
Milton Frome
Milton Frome
as Mr. Reynolds
Hal Stalmaster
Hal Stalmaster
as Bob - age 14
Lisa Montell
Lisa Montell
as Frederica McLane
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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Season 2

Season 2

Season 3

Season 3

Season 4

Season 4

Season 5

Season 5

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Poor richard

  • 1x2

    All's well with lydia

  • 1x3

    The man who took a chance

  • 1x4

    A romance to remember

  • 1x5

    What hath god wrought

  • 1x6

    No greater love

  • 1x7

    In this crisis

  • 1x8

    The arrow and the bow

  • 1x9

    What might have been

  • 1x10

    New salem story

  • 1x11

    A matter of honor

  • 1x12

    Experiment at monticello

  • 1x13

    Mightier than the sword

  • 1x14

    The indomitable blacksmith

  • 1x15

    The gingerbread man

  • 1x16

    Night strike

  • 1x17

    Slater's dream

  • 1x18

    The pirate's choice

  • 1x19

    John yankee

  • 1x20

    The tenderfoot

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    Sam and the whale

  • 2x2

    The stolen general

  • 2x3

    Breakfast at nancy's

  • 2x4

    Sunset at appomattox

  • 2x5

    And to fame unknown

  • 2x6

    A time to grow

  • 2x7

    Tiger's tail

  • 2x8

    The last will of daniel webster

  • 2x9

    Major pauline

  • 2x10

    Betrayal

  • 2x11

    Riders of the pony express

  • 2x12

    One nation indivisible

  • 2x13

    Mr. peale's dinosaur

  • 2x14

    G for goldberger

  • 2x15

    Smyrna incident

  • 2x16

    Man of glass

  • 2x17

    The plume of honor

  • 2x18

    Margin of victory

  • 2x19

    The absent host

  • 2x20

    Duel at the ok corral

  • 2x21

    The splendid dream

  • 2x22

    Young andy jackson

  • 2x23

    Escape

  • 2x24

    Riddle of the seas

  • 2x25

    Crazy judah

  • 2x26

    A strange journey

  • 2x27

    The paper sword

  • 2x28

    Saturday story

  • 2x29

    Spindletop

  • 2x30

    Moonlight school

  • 2x31

    Cat with crimson eyes

  • 2x32

    The skipper's lady

  • 2x33

    Courage in connecticut

Episodes season 3

  • 3x1

    The great gamble

  • 3x2

    The forge

  • 3x3

    Moonlight witness

  • 3x4

    The gentle conqueror

  • 3x5

    Mountain man

  • 3x6

    American thanksgiving

  • 3x7

    Ordeal in burma

  • 3x8

    Night call

  • 3x9

    A medal for miss walker

  • 3x10

    A man's home

  • 3x11

    The marine who was 200 years old

  • 3x12

    A message from garcia

  • 3x13

    Petticoat doctor

  • 3x14

    Take off zero

  • 3x15

    Decision for justice

  • 3x16

    The hostage

  • 3x17

    That they might live

  • 3x18

    Man on the beat

  • 3x19

    The ship that shook the world

  • 3x20

    The gift of dr. minot

  • 3x21

    How to raise a boy

  • 3x22

    Stay on, stranger!

  • 3x23

    Sunrise on a dirty face

  • 3x24

    Six hours to deadline

  • 3x25

    The palmetto conspiracy

  • 3x26

    The rescue of dr. beanes

Episodes season 4

  • 4x1

    A time for courage

  • 4x2

    The texas rangers

  • 4x3

    Toward tomorrow

  • 4x4

    Disaster patrol

  • 4x5

    The swamp mutiny

  • 4x6

    Chain of hearts

  • 4x7

    One day at a time

  • 4x8

    Crisis in paris

  • 4x9

    Doctor on wheels

  • 4x10

    Barbed wire christmas

  • 4x11

    Postmark: danger

  • 4x12

    The boy who walked to america

  • 4x13

    The prison within

  • 4x14

    Star and shield

  • 4x15

    The secret life of joe swedie

  • 4x16

    Call home the heart

  • 4x17

    The listening hand

  • 4x18

    A life to live by

  • 4x19

    The doll who found a mother

  • 4x20

    The jackie jensen story

  • 4x21

    Diplomatic outpost

  • 4x22

    Danger on clover ridge

  • 4x23

    Who is byington?

  • 4x24

    The boy nobody wanted

  • 4x25

    The major of st. louis

Episodes season 5

  • 5x1

    Monument to a young man

  • 5x2

    A bed of roses

  • 5x3

    The people and general glancy

  • 5x4

    Wild april

  • 5x5

    The hobo kid

  • 5x6

    Date with a stranger

  • 5x7

    Innocent bystander

  • 5x8

    Woman's work

  • 5x9

    Return of bombardier

  • 5x10

    Pursuit of a princess

  • 5x11

    Once a hero

  • 5x12

    The blessed midnight

  • 5x13

    Three young kings

  • 5x14

    The two worlds of nicolo

  • 5x15

    The house of empty rooms

  • 5x16

    Leap to heaven

  • 5x17

    Dowry for ilona

  • 5x18

    The man from st. paul

  • 5x19

    Are trees people?

  • 5x20

    Decision for a hero

  • 5x21

    The frightened witness

  • 5x22

    The man who asked no favors

  • 5x23

    Don marshall's brat

  • 5x24

    The widow is willing

  • 5x25

    The last signer

  • 5x26

    The shark on the mountain

  • 5x27

    Chicago 2-1-2

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