Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America
Musical director Donald Voorhees (1935–41 and 1949–53)
GenreAnthology drama
Running time25 minutes
Country of originUnited States
Language(s)English
Home stationCBS (10/09/35–05/29/39)
NBC (01/02/40–03/31/53)
TV adaptationsNBC (10/01/52–09/02/53)
ABC (09/29/53–06/21/55)
ABC (09/06/55–06/04/57)
Hosted byWalter Huston (09/18/44–02/12/45)
StarringNumerous Broadway and Hollywood stars
Created byRoy S. Durstine
Written byArthur Miller
Norman Rosten
Robert Tallman
Peter Lyon
Robert Richards
Stuart Hawkins
Arthur Arent
Edith Sommer
Halsted Welles
Henry Denker
Priscilla Kent
Virginia Radcliffe
Frank Gabrielson
Margaret Lewerth
Morton Wishengrad
George Faulkner
Irve Tunick
Directed byRobert Stevenson (director)
Laslo Benedek
Peter Godfrey (director)
John Brahm
William A. Seiter
Harry Horner
Kenneth Webb
Homer Fickett
Bill Sweet
Homer Fickett
Jack Zoller
Produced byArthur Pryor
Louis Mason
Larry Harding
Homer Fickett
Jack Zoller
Roger Pryor
H.L. Blackburn
Original releaseOctober 9, 1935 –
March 31, 1953
No. of series18
No. of episodes781
Audio formatMonaural sound
Opening theme"March Theme"
"Glory of America"

Cavalcade of America is an anthology drama series that was sponsored by the DuPont Company, although it occasionally presented musicals, such as an adaptation of Show Boat,[1] and condensed biographies of popular composers. It was initially broadcast on radio from 1935 to 1953, and 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. The series was intended to improve DuPont's public image after World War I. 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.

  1. ^ "Cavalcade of America Part 4 of 8". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2011-02-03.