Cavalcade of America: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Cavalcade Of America was one of the most prestigious dramatic shows of network radio, sponsored for 18 years (1935-1953) by DuPont as a means of enhancing the company's image and bringing great events in American History to an audience of millions. In 1952 DuPont brought the Cavalcade to TV, and the same meticulously accurate stories of American heroes both famous and infamous as well as obscure, in historical periods ranging from colonial days to the Revolution to the early 1900's. In 1955, the format was modified to include contemporary stories of overcoming adversity and showing courage. For the first season the program was seen every two weeks, alternating with Scott Music Hall. And in 1955 it changed its name to DuPont Cavalcade Theater and again in 1956 to DuPont Theater. An absolute treasure of a show a definite must see for all.

Series details

• Title: Cavalcade of America
• Format: Variety
• Language: English
• Genres: History
• Premiere date: 1952-10-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 1957-04-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• TVMaze ID: 61412
• IMDb ID: tt0044248
• TVDB ID: 76446

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1952-10-01; final listed air date 1953-06-24.
• Season 2: premiered 1953-09-29; final listed air date 1954-06-22.
• Season 3: premiered 1954-10-12; final listed air date 1955-06-21.
• Season 4: premiered 1955-09-13; final listed air date 1956-06-05.
• Season 5: premiered 1955-10-16; final listed air date 1957-04-30.

Source and licence

Adapted from Cavalcade of America on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.