How many seasons does Cavalcade of America have?

Cavalcade of America has 5 seasons with 131 episodes in total.

Is Cavalcade of America still on the air?

Cavalcade of America has ended and is no longer in production.

What network airs Cavalcade of America?

Cavalcade of America airs on ABC.

When did Cavalcade of America first air?

Cavalcade of America first aired on October 1, 1952.

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Series · 1952 – 1957 · Drama

Cavalcade of America

Name: Cavalcade of America
Genre: Drama
Rating: 4.6

★4.6 1952 – 1957 5 Seasons TV-MA

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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Seasons & episodes

5 seasons · 131 episodes

Episode 01

Poor Richard

Oct 1, 1952 · 60 min

Dramatized incidents are used to show how Benjamin Franklin delayed a conference between Lord Howe and John Adams until the spring rainy season commenced, thereby allowing General Washington to extricate his troops from Long Island under the cover of a storm. This drama sent the ""old and obstinate"" Franklin to delay American surrender talks with the British, thereby allowing General George Washington to escape capture to fight another day.

Episode 02

All's Well with Lydia

Oct 15, 1952 · 60 min

The Revolutionary War story of Lydia Darragh, American patriot and Philadelphia widow, who by her cleverness gained information instrumental in an American victory.

Episode 03

The Man Who Took a Chance

Oct 29, 1952 · 60 min

The story of an 19th century genius who adapted 20th century methods to solve an American problem, Eli Whitney first begins to manufacture muskets.

Episode 04

A Romance to Remember

Nov 12, 1952 · 60 min

The tale of the two beautiful Peabody Sisters who become rivals for the love of Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Episode 05

What Hath God Wrought

Nov 26, 1952 · 60 min

The story of how Samuel Morse, after many hardships, gained recognition for the first telegraph.

Episode 06

No Greater Love

Dec 10, 1952 · 60 min

A story about Clara Louise Maas, a Spanish-American War nurse who allowed herself to be bitten by a Stegomyia mosquito in order to further the experiments which were being conducted in the Las Animas Hospital in Havana under the direction of Dr. William C. Gorgas during a yellow fever epidemic at the turn of the century.

Episode 07

In This Crisis

Dec 24, 1952 · 60 min

John Honeyman, American patriot, pretends to be a Tory in order to gain information that will mean Washington?s victory over the Hessians.

Episode 08

The Arrow and the Bow

Jan 7, 1953 · 60 min

The career of Andrew Johnson, who, starting as a tailor, became the 17th President.

Episode 09

What Might Have Been

Jan 21, 1953 · 60 min

The story of the tragic romance and marriage of Jefferson Davis and Sarah Knox Taylor.

Episode 10

New Salem Story

Feb 4, 1953 · 60 min

The legendary tale of Abe Lincoln and his great love for Ann Rutledge.

Episode 11

A Matter of Honor

Feb 18, 1953 · 60 min

A historical drama portraying the misunderstanding between Sam Houston and his wife, Eliza, which resulted in Houston's resignation of the governorship of Tennessee. The story of Sam Houston, hero of the Alamo, who gave the woman he loved a locket engraved with one word, ""integrity"" but had she earned the right to wear it?

Episode 12

Experiment at Monticello

Mar 4, 1953 · 60 min

Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States, uses himself as a guinea pig and is inoculated with the germs of small pox in a heroic effort to establish control of the disease.

Episode 13

Mightier Than the Sword

Mar 18, 1953 · 60 min

A pre-Revolutionary War drama. The freedom of the press is upheld through the trial and acquittal of John Peter Zenger, a New York newspaper publisher who was imprisoned for printing the truth about corruption of the British administration. Story of John Peter Zenger in the famous trial that established American freedom of the press.

Episode 14

The Indomitable Blacksmith

Apr 1, 1953 · 60 min

A story about Thomas Davenport, a blacksmith, and his long struggle to invent and perfect the electric motor. Setting: Brandon, Vt., in the 1830's. The story of how Thomas Davenport neglected his blacksmith trade and failed in business, but won immortality in science by inventing the first electric motor.

Episode 15

The Gingerbread Man

Apr 15, 1953 · 60 min

A true story about Christopher Ludwick, the baker, who came to America in 1776 from Germany. He made a most unusual gingerbread man which later became famous in America. He lived with his wife in Philadelphia. A comedy-drama about an elderly German baker who persuades 123 Hessian soldiers to desert the British Army during the American Revolution.

Episode 16

Night Strike

Apr 29, 1953 · 60 min

Dramatizes an incident in the career of Captain John Paul Jones. Describes a raid made by Americans under Jones' leadership on the English coast at Whitehaven in 1778 and the unexpected outcome of the action.

Episode 17

Slater's Dream

May 13, 1953 · 60 min

Dramatizes the story of Samuel Slater, a young Englishman, who came to America in 1790 and struggled to construct from memory the cotton spinner, the plan of which England jealously guarded to insure a monopoly on the machine.

Episode 18

The Pirate's Choice

May 27, 1953 · 60 min

Dramtizes the events which led to the decision of the pirate Jean Lafitte to join Andrew Jackson in the defense of New Orleans against the English forces in 1814.

Episode 19

John Yankee

Jun 10, 1953 · 60 min

Dramatizes John Adams' difficult and unpopular decision to defend eight English soldiers who participated in a Boston riot prior to the Revolution.

Episode 20

The Tenderfoot

Jun 24, 1953 · 60 min

A historical drama showing how young Theodore Roosevelt, undaunted by a blizzard, pursues and captures three outlaws in the Dakota Bad Lands. Time: 1886.