
Cavalcade of America(1952)
series - first aired/released 1952-10-01 - audience 4.6
Directed by Alvin Ganzer, Anton Leader, Charles Bennett, Francis D. Lyon, George Archainbaud, Harry Horner, John Brahm, László Benedek, Lee Sholem, Norman Foster, Reginald Le Borg, Robert Stevenson, Sidney Salkow, William A. Seiter
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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Cast
Alex Gerry
Aline TowneMarion Minot
Amanda BlakeNancy Hart
Anne JeffreysLucinda Teffy
Ann HardingMrs. Milgrim
Anthony EustrelCochrane
Arthur FranzDr. William Gorgas, Casimir Pulaski
Barbara BillingsleyDorothea Meadows, Harriet Kohler
Ben JohnsonCal Bennett
Ben Wright
Betty LynnBeth Shearer
Beverly WashburnElizabeth
Bonnie Franklin
Brad MorrowJerry
Brian AherneJohn Kirk
Carl Benton ReidManning, Cmdr. Ingraham
Cecil KellawaySam Mulford
Charles BronsonJohn Stanizewski
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Charles McGrawWilkie Bowman
Chick ChandlerMrs. Couche
Christopher DarkRichard West
Chuck ConnorsHarry
Dabbs GreerJohn Adams, Johann
Dan DuryeaJoe Kohler
Dan WhiteStan
Dayton LummisLee
Dean Jagger- Dee CarrollMyrtle Jones
DeForest Kelley
Dick Foran
Don KennedyJack Jouett
Don TaylorBob Lawrence
Doris LloydLady Montagu
Douglas Kennedy
Douglass DumbrilleLord Rawdon
Edgar BuchananHorace Greeley, Doc Mathew
Edgar DearingFitz
Ed KemmerMaj. S. V. Bingham, Jr.
Edward Arnold
Elizabeth PattersonMrs. Couche
Ferris Taylor
Fiona HaleMrs. Betty Jackson
Forrest TaylorMark Hopkins
Frances BavierMrs. Hayes- Francis L. Sullivan
Francis McDonaldCalaveras Kid
Fred ClarkOllendorf- Fred ShermanRepairman
Gary GrayApple Knocker, Jackie Jensen (age 16), John Sargent
George ChandlerProprietor
George Marshall
George NaderEliphalet Remington II
Gloria TalbottMary Scott, Nancy Merki, Mary
Gordon JonesLt. Treusch
Gregg Palmer
Gregory Walcott
Guy WilliamsPlayer
Hal StalmasterBob - age 14
Hans ConriedGeneral Francis Marion- Harlan Warde
Harry BartellBen Davis
Harry Cheshire
Harry LauterRay Marshall, Harry Grant
Harry MorganHomer Byington
Helen Parrish
Henry KulkyErnie
Henry Morgan
Henry Rowland
Herb VigranBernie
Hillary Brooke
Howard FreemanWilliam M. 'Boss' Tweed
Howard St. JohnBenjamin Franklin
Howard Wendell
Hugh BeaumontLewis Graham, Coach Jack Cody, Father Werr
Ian Wolfe
Jack KellyJames E. West
James BestHarry, Slate Morley
James DalyBill
James Flavin
James GleasonNoah Larkin
Jane DarwellMinna
Jeanette NolanMrs. Corbett
Jeff DonnellAnn Rutledge
Jesse White
Jim DavisJ.L. Armstrong
John AbbottCol. Barton
John Banner
John BeradinoJulio Gonzales
John BryantFred
John CravenMr. Hathaway
John EricsonLeon Patterson, Joe Loring
John FraserTom Giddings
John HamiltonColonel Norton, Porter
John LitelDr. Silkworth
John LuptonRembrandt Peale
John McIntireNewspaper editor, John Chapman aka Johnny Appleseed
Johnny CrawfordBilly Brandon (as a boy)
John Stephenson
John WengrafGerman Colonel, Von Schwarz
Jonathan Hale
Joseph V. PerryWilliam Dircks
Kam Tong
Kathryn Card
Kenneth Tobey
Kenny Delmar
Keye Luke
Kirby Grant
Lamont JohnsonLt. Matt Maury, Lt. Col. Coleman, Paul Shearer
Lee Van Cleef1st Mate Hawl Finch- Leo BrittLord Cornwallis
Lew AyresMatt Needham
Liam SullivanGeorge Washington
Lisa MontellFrederica McLane
Lloyd CorriganBowling Green
Lon Chaney Jr.Old Jeff Harris, Zeke Wells
Lorna ThayerMiss Holmes
Lurene TuttleBetsy Peale
Mabel Paige
Madge BlakeMrs. Morrissey
Maidie NormanAunt Nellie
Malcolm AtterburyConductor- Marjorie LordMrs. Field, Lee Powell Coleman
- Mark Dana
Mary MurphyRowena
Melinda CaseyVi as a teenager
Michael FoxGeorge Wooley
Milton FromeMr. Reynolds
Minerva Urecal
Mort MillsFrank
Myrna Fahey
Nelson Leigh
Nestor PaivaSenor Alverez- Noel ToyMrs. Nomura
Onslow StevensSam Houston
Oskar HomolkaJeno Reinitz
Otto GrahamSelf
Patrick O'NealJames King
Paula RaymondDr. Elizabeth Blackwell, Polly Key
Paul Brinegar
Paul FixMr. Barton
Paul HarveyMayor
Paul LangtonCaptain Joshua Patten
Paul Newlan
Paul PicerniJames Ohio Pattie, Principal John Norton
Percy HeltonMr. Fuller
Perry LopezPete Salavedo
Peter GravesMaj. Tom Howie
Peter Hansen
Philip Van ZandtMario
Phyllis CoatesBarbara Leland
Pierre WatkinAllan Pinkerton
Rachel AmesCarol
Ray TealHoward
Rebecca WellesJoan
Reginald DennyCol. Patterson, Gen. Prescott
Regis Toomey
Rhys WilliamsWilliam Armstrong
Richard Benedict
Richard Beymer
Richard DenningCol. Patterson
Richard ErdmanHarry Jordan
Richard GarrickBenjamin Franklin
Richard LooHo Chung
Richard Reeves
Richard Wyler
Rita Moreno
Robert Clarke
Robert EastonGeorge Merchant
Robert J. Wilke
Robert MiddletonWilliam Harper
Robert OsterlohSimpson, Sam Houghton
Robert Paige
Robert SterlingCharles Jerrold
Robert StraussBaron Henry William Von Stiegel
Robert WarwickHarper, Alexander Majors
Ron Randell
Ross ElliottTheodore Judah, James Otis, Ralph Kerchum, Zack Garson
Roy BarcroftHerbert Wheelock
Russ ConwayCoach O'Brien
Russell JohnsonKarl Nader, Dan Marshall
Russell SimpsonQuatermaster, Judge Grant
Ruth DonnellyMa Dolan
Ruth WarrickLydia Darragh
Sean McCloryAndrew Johnson
Sheila BromleyMrs. Watson
Skip Homeier
Stacy Keach Sr.Warren Andrews
Stafford ReppThompson
Stanley Andrews
Stephen Wootton
Steven GerayBela Hovarth
Steve PendletonBeecher
Strother MartinWilkins
Susan Kohner
Susan Seaforth HayesSarah
Teru ShimadaKotaro Suto
Tom BrownTheodore Roosevelt
Tommy Ivo
Tom TullyJohn Honeyman
Tyler McVey
Virginia ChristineMrs. Sargent
Virginia GreggMrs. Sherman, Aunt Agnes
Vladimir SokoloffJake Bartosh
Walter BrennanLink Morley
Walter KingsfordGeneral Carleton
Walter ReedCapt. Marsh
Ward BondM / Sgt. Lou Diamond, Harvey Kendall
William CampbellOfficer Clyde Bannon
William ForrestDr. Sam Halleck
William Haade
Willis BoucheyTom Carver, Judge
Will WrightGeorge's Father
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