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The Classic TV Archive - US Dramatic Anthology Series
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CAVALCADE OF AMERICA
/ CAVALCADE THEATRE
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Episode Guide
version 30.0 June 2009
(Ep)
compiled by
The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Hal Erickson
Steve Greenup (Ep 4.18)
Rina Fox
Jim Brent
references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive
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CAVALCADE OF AMERICA
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(1952-55)(seasons 1-3 title)
NBC (010ct52-24Jun53) (Wednesdays 8:30-9:00pm EST) (season 1)
(alternated with "Scott Music Hall")
ABC (1953-55) (Tuesdays 7:30-8:00pm EST)(seasons 2-3)
Produced by Jack Chertok (some seasons 1-2)
Produced by Gil Ralston & Arthur Ripley (some seasons 1-2-3)
Produced by Armand Schaefer (some season 2)
Produced by Jack Denove (some seasons 3-4)
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DuPONT THEATRE (1955-57)(season 4-5 title)
a Four Star Films, Inc. Production
ABC (1955-57)(Tuesdays 9:30-10:00pm EST)(seasons 4-5)
Executive Producer Don W. Sharpe /Produced by Warren Lewis (1955-57)
US Anthology Series 1952-57
Syndication airing in 1956/57 under the alternate title AMERICAN LEGEND.
(This is confirmed by TV GUIDE listings in both the Milwaukee
and Minneapolis editions.) Hal Erickson
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NBC 010ct52-24Jun53 Wednesdays 8:30-9:00pm EST
(alternated with "Scott Music Hall")
Ep 1.01 Cavalcade of America: POOR RICHARD
01-Oct-1952 NBC Wed (Network Rerun 05Jan54)
producer Gil Ralston
written by Frederick Jackson & Arthur Ripley
directed by Peter Godfrey
starring
Cecil Kellaway
Dabbs Greer
Alan Napier
Leo Britt
Henry Brandon
Synopsis 1:
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. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
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. (JB)
Ep 1.02 Cavalcade of America: ALL'S WELL WITH LYDIA
15-Oct-1952 NBC Wed (Network rerun 22Mar55)
starring
Ruth Warrick
...... Lydia Darragh
Reginald Denny ...... Col. Patterson
John Dodsworth ..... Lt. Allen
Esther Dale ..... Aunt Tabitha
Synopsis 1:
The Revolutionary War story of Lydia Darragh, American patriot and
Philadelphia widow, who by her cleverness gained information
instrumental in an American victory. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A Philadelphia matron makes friends with the British
officers who are occupying that city during the revolution.
Her friendship is of great value to the American forces. [JB]
Ep 1.03 Cavalcade of America: THE MAN WHO TOOK A CHANCE
29-Oct-1952 NBC Wed (Network rerun 10Nov53)
starring
Richard Denning
Rhys Williams
Lewis Martin
Harry Cheshire
Synopsis 1:
The story of an 19th century genius who adapted 20th century methods to
solve an American problem. (JB)
Synopsis 2:
Eli Whitney first begins to manufacture muskets. [JB]
Ep 1.04 Cavalcade of America: A ROMANCE TO REMEMBER
12-Nov-1952 NBC Wed (Network rerun 11Jan55)
starring
Dan O'Herlihy ..... Nathaniel Hawthorne
Fay Baker
Helen Westcott
Synopsis:
The tale of the two beautiful Peabody Sisters who become rivals for the
love of Nathaniel Hawthorne. (JB)
Ep 1.05 Cavalcade of America: WHAT HATH GOD WROUGHT
26-Nov-1952 NBC Wed (Network rerun 02Feb54)
starring
Eduard Franz ..... Samuel Morse
Tom Henry
The story of how Samuel F.B. Morse, after many hardships, gained
recognition for the first telegraph. (JB)
Ep 1.06 Cavalcade of America: NO GREATER LOVE
10-Dec-1953 NBC Wed (Network rerun 05Apr55)
producer Jack Chertok
written by Tom Seller
directed by William J. Thiele
starring
Mary Anderson ..... Clara Louise Maas
Arthur Franz ..... Dr. William Gorgas
Reed Hadley
David Bond
Synopsis 1:
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. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Nurse Clara Maas volunteers to be bitten by a dreaded mosquito
so that the research on yellow fever can go on. [RF]
Ep 1.07 Cavalcade of America: IN THIS CRISIS
24-Dec-1953 NBC Wed (Network rerun 23Feb54)
Written by Robert Stevenson
starring
Tom Tully ..... John Honeyman
Ann Doran
John Hoyt
Richard Gaines
Synopsis:
John Honeyman, American patriot, pretends to be a Tory in order to gain
information that will mean Washington's victory over the Hessians. (JB)
Ep 1.08 Cavalcade of America: THE ARROW AND THE BOW
07-Jan-1953 NBC Wed
starring
Elena Verdugo
Sean McClory
Booth Colman
O.Z. Whitehead
Synopsis:
The career of Andrew Johnson, who, starting as a tailor, became the
17th President. [RF]
Ep 1.09 Cavalcade of America: WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN
21-Jan-1953 NBC Wed (Network rerun 01Mar55)
starring
Ross Ford ..... Jefferson Davis
Nancy Hale
..... Sarah Taylor
Synopsis 1:
The story of the tragic romance and marriage of Jefferson Davis and
Sarah Knox Taylor. (JB)
Synopsis 2:
The story of Jefferson Davis, future president of the Confederacy,
and Sarah Taylor, daughter of the future president of the United States.
Their love was fated to end in tragedy. [RF]
Ep 1.10 Cavalcade of America: NEW SALEM STORY
04-Feb-1953 NBC Wed (Network rerun 08Feb55)
starring
Jeff Donnell ..... Ann Rutledge
James Griffith
..... Abraham Lincoln
Lloyd Corrigan ..... Bowling Green
Synopsis:
The legendary tale of Abe Lincoln and his great love for Ann Rutledge [RF]
Ep 1.11 Cavalcade of America: A MATTER OF HONOR
18-Feb-1953 NBC Wed (Network Rerun 15Jun54)
producer Gil Ralston
written by Van Norcross
directed by Arthur Hilton
starring
Onslow Stevens ....... Sam Houston
Randy Stuart
Jonathan Hale
Stanley Andrews
Pierre Watkins
Synopsis 1:
A historical drama portraying the misunderstanding between Sam Houston
and his wife, Eliza, which resulted in Houston's resignation of the
governorship of Tennessee. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
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? (JB)
Ep 1.12 Cavalcade of America: EXPERIMENT AT MONTICELLO
04-Mar-1953 NBC Wed (Network rerun 17May55)
starring
Brandon Rhodes ...... Thomas Jefferson
Raymond Greenleaf
Barbara Woodell
Synopsis:
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. [RF]
Ep 1.13 Cavalcade of America: MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD
18-March-1953 NBC Wed
producer Jack Chertok
written by Tom Seller
directed by William J. Thiele
starring
Douglas Kennedy
Eduard Franz
Adele Longmire
Robert Rockwell
Hayden Rorke
Synopsis 1:
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. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Story of John Peter Zenger in the famous trial that established
American freedom of the press. [JB]
Ep 1.14 Cavalcade of America: THE INDOMITABLE BLACKSMITH
01-April-1953 NBC Wed (Network rerun 19Apr55)
producer Jack Chertok
written by Warner Law
directed by William J. Thiele
starring
Whitfield Connor ....... Thomas Davenport
Peggy Weber
Synopsis 1:
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. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
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. (JB)
Ep 1.15 Cavalcade of America: THE GINGERBREAD MAN
15-April-1953 NBC Wed (Network rerun 21Dec54)
producers Gil Ralston & Arthur Ripley
written by Robert Stevenson
directed Robert Stevenson
starring
Otto Waldis ...... Christopher Ludwick
Edith Angold ...... Katie
John Wengraf ...... German Colonel
William Yetter ...... Schultz
Richard Gaines
...... George Washington
John Hamilton ...... Col. Norton
Synopsis 1:
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. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A comedy-drama about an elderly German baker who persuades 123 Hessian
soldiers to desert the British Army during the American Revolution. (JB)
Ep 1.16 Cavalcade of America: NIGHT STRIKE (Nite Strike)
29-April-1953 NBC Wed (Network rerun 19Oct54)
producers Gil Ralston & Arthur Ripley
written by Robert Stevenson
directed by Robert Stevenson
director of photography Stuart Thompson
starring
Glenn Langan ......Captain John Paul Jones
Richard Garrick ....... Benjamin Franklin
James Best
Russell Simpson ..... Quartermaster
Maurice Marsac ...... DeSartine
Robert Edward Osterloh ..... Simpson
Dayton Lummis
Dorothea Walbert
Norman DuPont
John Fraser
Kenneth Donald Murray
Synopsis:
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. [RF]
Ep 1.17 Cavalcade of America: SLATER'S DREAM
13-May-1953 NBC Wed (Network rerun 31May55)
producer Jack Chertok
written by John Thiele
directed by William J. Thiele
starring
Terrence Kilburn ..... Samuel Slater
Howard Wendell
Robert Foulk
Mary Ellen Kay
Synopsis:
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. [RF]
Ep 1.18 Cavalcade of America: THE PIRATE'S CHOICE
27-May-1953 NBC Wed
producer Jack Chertok
written by Curtis Kenyon
directed by William J. Thiele
starring
William Bishop ..... Jean LaFitte
Morris Ankrum
Mario Siletti
Sig Arno
Donna Martell
Rhys Williams
Synopsis 1:
Dramatizes 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. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
The story of Jean LaFitte. (JB)
Ep 1.19 Cavalcade of America: JOHN YANKEE
10-Jun-1953 NBC Wed
producer Jack Chertok
written by Charles Larson
directed by William J. Thiele
starring
Whitfield Connor ..... John Adams
Helen Parrish
Lowell Gilmore
Robert Neil
Patrick O'Moore
John Alderson
Raymond Greenleaf
Synopsis 1:
Dramatizes John Adams' difficult and unpopular decision to defend eight
English soldiers who participated in a Boston riot prior to the
Revolution. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
John Adams defends eight British soldiers charged with murder. (JB)
Ep 1.20 Cavalcade of America: THE TENDERFOOT
24-Jun-1953 NBC Wed
producer Jack Chertok
written by Tom Seller
directed by William J. Thiele
starring
Tom Brown
Edgar Buchanan
John Kellogg
Ludwig Stossel
Lee Van Cleef
Synopsis 1:
A historical drama showing how young Theodore Roosevelt, undaunted by a
blizzard, pursues and captures three outlaws in the Dakota Bad Lands.
Time: 1886. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Theodore Roosevelt in Dakota's "badlands" captures three outlaws. (JB)
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ABC Tuesdays 7:30-8:00pm EST
Ep 2.01 Cavalcade of America: SAM AND THE WHALE
29-Sep-1953 ABC Tue
producers Gil Ralston & Arthur Ripley
written by George H. Faulkner
directed by Tim Whelan
starring
Cecil Kellaway ..... Sam Mulford
Doris Lloyd ...... Lady Montagu
Rex Evans
Evelyn Ankers
Charles Nolte
John Dodsworth
Synopsis :
Sam Mulford, a famous American whale hunter who resents the English tax on
whales and the methods employed by the King's tax collectors along the
coast of Long Island goes to England, where, with the help of Lady Montagu,
he takes his complaint to the royal court. Time: 1712. [RF]
Ep 2.02 Cavalcade of America: THE STOLEN GENERAL
06-Oct-1953 ABC Tue (Network Rerun 24Apr56)
producers Gil Ralston & Arthur Ripley
written by Arthur Ripley
directed by Robert Stevenson
photography Stuart Thompson
starring
Barbara Billingsley ...... Dorothea Meadows
Reginald Denny ...... General Prescott
John Abbott ...... Colonel Barton
Rex Evans
Ben Wright
Walter Kingsford
Synopsis :
A Revolutionary War drama. When romance-seeking British General Prescott
arranges to meet Dorothea Meadows in an unprotected house in Rhode Island,
he is captured by Miss Meadows' co-conspirator, Colonel Barton. [RF]
Ep 2.03 Cavalcade of America: BREAKFAST AT NANCY'S
13-Oct-1953 ABC Tue (Network Rerun 13Mar56)
producers Gil Ralston & Arthur Ripley
written by George H. Faulkner
directed by Sidney Salkow
starring
Amanda Blake ...... Nancy Hart
Charles McGraw ...... Wilkie Bowman
Frank Christie ....... Sam
Norene Corcoran
Bonny Hyatt
Bill Phipps
Synopsis 1:
In Georgia during the American Revolution, a beautiful girl and a gleaming
rifle bring aid to the cause of freedom. [JB]
Synopsis 2:
A Revolutionary War drama. Messengers vital to the cause of the Colonies
are hidden by Nancy Hart beneath the floor of her cabin in the Georgia
hills. When the safety of one messenger is threatened, she uses cunning
and force to protect him. [RF]
Ep 2.04 Cavalcade of America: SUNSET AT APPOMATTOX
20-Oct-1953 ABC Tue (Network Rerun 10Jul56)
producer Gil Ralston & Arthur Ripley
written by Robert Stevenson
directed by Robert Stevenson
photography Stuart Thompson
starring
William Johnstone
Henry Morgan
Dan White
Robert Cornthwaite
Ian Wolfe
John Kellogg
Glenn Langan
Vernon Rich
Ralph Reed
Robert Easton
Kenny Delmar
Harlan Wade
Synopsis :
A dramatization of the meeting of General Lee and General Grant at Appomattox
based on detailed accounts of fourteen eye-witnesses to the surrender.
The surrender of Robert E. Lee's army to the Union Army headed by U.S. Grant
in 1865 ends the four years of war between the Union and the Confederacy. [RF]
Ep 2.05 Cavalcade of America: AND TO FAME UNKNOWN
27-Oct-1953 ABC Tue
producer John M. Barnwell Jr
written by E.R. Murkland
directed by John M. Barnwell Jr.
Synopsis 1:
Shows how a high school science teacher is helping to develop a better
America for younger generations through his efforts in the field of science
education. Explains that educators can alleviate the manpower shortage in
scientific fields by stimulating the interest of exceptional high school
students and encouraging them to pursue scientific careers. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
The story of a science professor. [JB]
Ep 2.06 Cavalcade of America: A TIME TO GROW
03-Nov-1953 ABC Tue
producer Jack Chertok
written by Bill Bruckner
directed by William J. Thiele
starring
Raymond Greenleaf
Stacy Keach
William Bishop
John Wengraf
Booth Colman
Synopsis :
A historical drama showing the events which led to the purchase of the
Louisiana Territory from France in 1803. [RF]
[--] 10Nov53 rerun of "Man Who Took a Chance" (first aired 29Oct52)
Ep 2.07 Cavalcade of America: TIGER'S TAIL
17-Nov-1953 ABC Tue
producers Gil Ralston & Arthur Ripley
written by N. Richard Nash
directed by Robert Stevenson
photography Stuart Thompson
starring: [JB]
Robert Cornthwaite ....... Nast
Judy Osborne ...... Sarah Nast
Howard Freeman ...... Tweed
William Hade ....... Connolly
Paul Harvey ...... Mayor
Robert Warwick ...... Harper
Ray Teal ...... Howard
Earl Lee ..... Bowen
Synopsis:
Becoming aware of corruption in politics in New York, Thomas Nast, known
for his drawings of Santa Claus, initiates a series of cartoons in which
Boss Tweed is symbolized as a snarling tiger. In spite of threats and
slander the cartoonist continues his work and inflames the public to the
overthrow of the corrupt Tweed political machine. Time: 1870's. [RF]
Ep 2.08 Cavalcade of America: THE LAST WILL OF DANIEL WEBSTER
24-Nov-1953 ABC Tue
producers Gil Ralston & Arthur Ripley
written by N. Richard Nash
directed by Robert Stevenson
starring: [JB]
Ray Collins ...... Daniel Webster
Ann Doran .... Caroline
John Hamilton ..... Porter
Carl Benton Reid ...... Manning
Paul Harvey
Richard Gaines
Everett Glass
Synopsis:
Daniel Webster, tormented by memories of selfish deeds, is comforted as he
nears the end of his life by friends who point out that his constructive
acts will be remembered. [RF]
Ep 2.09 Cavalcade of America: MAJOR PAULINE
01-Dec-1953 ABC Tue (Network Rerun 14Feb56)
producer Gil Ralston & Arthur Ripley
written by Robert Stevenson
directed by Robert Stevenson
starring
Gertrude Michael
Robert Paige
Dayton Lummis
Fred Beir
Michael Hall
Trevor Bardette
Richard Bauman
Robert Foulk
William Grueneberg
John Holland
Harry Chesire
Hank Mann
Synopsis 1:
A historical drama. Distressed by the outbreak of war between the States,
Pauline Cushman, famous actress, offers her services as a Union espionage
agent behind the Confederate lines. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A beautiful, gifted actress serves as a spy for the Union during
the Civil War. [JB]
Ep 2.10 Cavalcade of America: BETRAYAL
08-Dec-1953 ABC Tue
producer Jack Chertok
written by Curtis Kenyon
directed by William J. Thiele
Guest Cast:
Dan O'Herlihy ...... Benedict Arnold
Betty Lynn
Robert Clarke
Kirby Grant
Crandon Rhodes
Synopsis 1:
A drama depicting the evolution of Benedict Arnold's plan to surrender
West Point to the British and his subsequent flight to England when papers
incriminating him were intercepted. Time: 1777-1780. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Benedict Arnold attempts to deliver West Point to His Majesty's forces. [JB]
Ep 2.11 Cavalcade of America: THE RIDERS OF THE PONY EXPRESS
15-Dec-1953 ABC Tue
producers Gil Ralston & Arthur Ripley
written by Robert Stevenson
directed by Robert Stevenson
photography by Stuart Thompson
starring: [JB]
Lewis Martin ....... Russell
Ralph Reed ...... Applicant
Trevor Bardette ....... Benedict Gwinn
Jonathan Hole ...... Postmaster Brown
Robert Warwick ....... Alexander Majors
Robert Cornthwaite ....... Young Mark Twain
Howard Negley
Synopsis:
A historical drama. The pony express era is initiated by Alexander Majors,
one of the owners of a transport firm, who, in searching for methods of
transporting mail and packages across the West, delves into history and
adapts the relay courier system as used by Genghis Khan. [RF]
Ep 2.12 Cavalcade of America: ONE NATION INDIVISIBLE
22-Dec-1954 ABC Tue
producer Jack Chertok
written by Warner Law
directed by William J. Thiele
Guest Cast:
Edgar Buchanan ....... Horace Greeley
Lyle Talbot
Fay Wray
Raymond Greenleaf
Frank Ferguson
Synopsis 1:
The editor of the Tribune, Horace Greeley, influenced by a conversation
with President Lincoln, changes his views regarding Jefferson Davis and
proceeds, with some risk to his career, to conduct a successful crusade
to free the ex-Confederate president from prison. Time: latter half of
nineteenth century. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Horace Greeley, America's Titan of the Press, keeps a vow to Abraham
Lincoln for leniency toward Jefferson Davis and the South. [JB]
Ep 2.13 Cavalcade of America: MR. PEALE'S DINOSAUR
29-Dec-1954 ABC Tue
producer Jack Chertok
written by Bill Buckner
directed by William J. Thiele
Guest Cast:
Lowell Gilmore ........ Charles Peale
Lurene Tuttle ....... Betsy Peale
John Lupton ....... Rembrandt Peale
Louis Jean Heydt ...... James Madison
Hayden Rorke
Ann O'Neal
Synopsis 1:
A drama relating the events which led to Charles Willson Peale's conception
of the idea of establishing in Philadelphia a national museum of natural
history and his efforts to provide the museum with noteworthy exhibits.
Time: 1794. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Painter Charles Wilson Peale risks his career and possessions to excavate
and reconstruct a fossilized mastadon, the greatest skeleton ever seen
in his day. [JB]
05-Jan-1954 ABC Tue rerun of "Poor Richard" (first aired 01Oct52)
Ep 2.14 Cavalcade of America: G FOR GOLDBERGER
12-Jan-1954 ABC Tue (Network Rerun 24July56)
producer Jack Chertok
written by Warner Law
directed by William J. Thiele
starring
Walter Coy ....... Dr. Joseph Goldberger
Emlen Davies ...... Mary Goldberger
William Forrest ....... Dr. Sam Halleck
Susan Seaforth ....... Sarah
Patrick O'Neal
Rhys Williams
Louis Jean Heydt
Synopsis 1:
A drama showing how Dr. Joseph Goldberger, after a tour of stricken areas
in the South, conceives and attempts to prove his theory that pellagra is
the result of a dietary deficiency. Time: 1915. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Dr. Joseph Goldberger fights disbelief and prejudice to lick the dreaded
disease pellagra. [JB]
Ep 2.15 Cavalcade of America: SMYRNA INCIDENT
19-Jan-1954 ABC Tue (Network Rerun 28Feb56)
producer Jack Denove
written by Robert Stevenson
directed by Robert Stevenson
starring
Carl Benton Reid ....... Commander Ingraham
Robert Cornthwaite ....... Kazta
John Wengraf ....... Von Schwarz
Konstantin Shayne
Donald Murphy
Synopsis 1:
A historical drama. The captain of an American ship, anchored in the
Turkish port of Smyrna, risks of a battle with three Austrian ships when
he demands the release of an Austrian-born prisoner who has applied for
American citizenship. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
The story of U.S. Navy Commander Ingraham, who defies the armed might of
the Austrian empire. By threatening to open fire on units of that nation's
fleet, he singlehandedly protests Austria's refusal to release an American
being held prisoner on one of their ships. [JB]
Ep 2.16 Cavalcade of America: MAN OF GLASS
26Jan-54 [JB] (Network Rerun 17Jul56)
(airdate clash with "Cat with the Crimson Eyes")
producer Jack Chertok
written by Tom Seller
directed by William J. Thiele
starring
Robert Strauss (as Baron Von Stiegel)
June Whitley
Carl Benton Reid
Charles Meredith
John Eldredge
Synopsis 1:
Dramatizes the life of Henry William Stiegel, who came to America from
Germany and rose from a worker in an iron foundry to be head of a large
glass factory. Describes Stiegel's realization, following his financial
ruin, that material success did not make him superior to other men, but
that his greatness lay in the beauty of the glassware which he created. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Robert Strauss stars as Baron Von Stiegel, the 18th century glass maker
of Pennsylvania who built a church and received as rent-one red rose. [JB]
[--] 02Feb54 rerun of "What Hath God Wrought" (first aired 26Nov52)
Ep 2.17 Cavalcade of America: THE PLUME OF HONOR
09-Feb-1954 ABC Tue
producer Armand Schaefer
written by Paul Gangelin
directed by George Archainbaud
starring
Maurice Marsac ....... Marquis De Lafayette
Richard Bauman ....... Francis Huger
Larry Winger [JB] .... Erich Bollman
Larry Winter [RF] (this one more likely)
John Banner
Gabor Curtiz
Henry Rowland
Synopsis:
A historical drama about Francis Huger, an American medical student, and
Erich Bollman, a young German physician, who attempt to rescue Lafayette
from an Austrian prison in 1794. [RF]
Ep 2.18 Cavalcade of America: MARGIN OF VICTORY [JB]
MARGIN FOR VICTORY [RF]
16-Feb-1954 ABC Tue
producer Jack Denove
written by Arthur Ripley
directed by Arthur Ripley
starring
Francis L. Sullivan
Edward Ashley
John Hoyt
Myrna Fahey
John Patrick
Synopsis 1:
A historical drama about an American spy, posing as a loyal Tory, who is
responsible for the strategic landing of French troops in America while
British forces are being concentrated in New York City to withstand a
supposed attack by General Washington. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
The Culpers, famous spies, enable reinforcements to land in Rhode Island
during the American Revolution. [JB]
[--] 23Feb54 rerun of "In This Crisis" (first aired 24Dec52)
Ep 2.19 Cavalcade of America: THE ABSENT HOST
02-Mar-1954 ABC Tue
Producer Armand Schaefer
Written by Russell Hughes
Directed by Sidney Salkow
Guest Cast:
Don Kennedy ....... Jack Louett
Leo Britt ..... Lord Cornwallis
Robin Hughes ...... Lt. Col. Carleton
John Patrick
Howard Negley
Synopsis 1:
A historical drama about Jack Jouett, a patriotic Virginian who risks his
life to warn Thomas Jefferson that British soldiers are planning to capture
him in a surprise attack on Monticello. (Year 1781) [RF]
Synopsis 2:
British forces raid Monticello in an attempt to capture Thomas Jefferson.
[JB]
Ep 2.20 Cavalcade of America: DUEL AT THE OK CORRAL
09-Mar-1954 ABC Tue
producer Jack Chertok
written by Bill Bruckner
directed by William J. Thiele
starring
Lee Van Cleef
Kenneth Tobey
Henry Morgan
Keith Richards
Lyle Talbot
Peter Hanson
Synopsis:
A dramatization of the efforts of Wyatt Earp to free the West of dangerous
armed gunmen. Earp's activities in Dodge City, Kan., in Deadwood, S. D.,
and in Tombstone, Ariz., are highlighted. [RF]
Ep 2.21 Cavalcade of America: THE SPLENDID DREAM
16-Mar-1954 ABC Tue
producer Jack Chertok
written by Charles Larson
directed by William J. Thiele
starring
Leo G. Carroll ....... William Penn
Richard Stapley
Mark Dana
John Dodsworth
Leonard Nudie
Synopsis 1:
Dramatizes the life of William Penn from his early interest in the Society
of Friends, which led to his imprisonment under the Conventicle act, to his
ultimate success in founding in the New World a colony where religious
freedom became a reality. Time: latter half of seventeenth century. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
William Penn signs a historic Pennsylvania Constitution of 1701. [JB]
Ep 2.22 Cavalcade of America: YOUNG ANDY JACKSON
23-Mar-1954 ABC Tue (Network Rerun 10Apr56)
producer Jack Denove
written by Robert Stevenson
directed by Robert Stevenson
photography Harold Stine
starring
Billy Gray ......... Andy Jackson
(Bill Gray later in 1954 became Bud on "Father Knows Best")
Orley Lindgren ..... Robert Jackson
Fiona Hale ......... Mrs. Betty Jackson
Douglas Dumbrille .. Lord Rawdon
Robin Hughes
Mabel Paige
Russell Simpson
Richard Reeves
Tom McKee
Frank Krieg
William Haade
Synopsis 1:
A historical drama about thirteen-year-old Andrew Jackson, who, with his
older brother Robert, joins the militia and engages in guerrilla fighting
against the British. [LOC]
Synopsis 2:
Dramatized biography of the youth of Andrew Jackson in the South Carolina
of the American Revolution. [UCLA]
Synopsis 3:
Young Andy Jackson, at the age of Fourteen, begins his life-long fight
for freedom. [JB]
Ep 2.23 Cavalcade of America: ESCAPE
30-Mar-1954 ABC Tue
producer Armand Schaefer
written by Paul Gangelin
directed by George Archainbaud
Guest Cast:
David R. Alpert (as Carl Shurz)
Lawrence Ryle
Ashley Cowan
Frances Morris
Robert A. Paquin
Dabbs Greer as Johanna
Synopsis 1:
A historical drama. After taking part in an unsuccessful revolt against
the King of Prussia and his army, Carl Schurz and two compatriots,
refusing to surrender to the army, escape from soldiers guarding the town
of Rastatt, Germany, in 1849. [RF]
Synopsis 2
Carl Shurz escapes a Prussian firing squad and comes to America to
continue his fight for freedom. [JB]
Ep 2.24 Cavalcade of America: RIDDLE OF THE SEAS
06-Apr-1954 ABC Tue
producer Jack Chertok
written by William Bruckner
directed by William J. Thiele
starring
John Hoyt ......... Com. Smedley
Lamont Johnson .... Lt. Matt Maury
Laura Elliot
Roy Roberts
John Stephenson
Synopsis 1:
Relates the story of the life work of Matthew Fontaine Maury, founder of
the United States Weather Bureau, who advanced and proved his revolutionary
theory that the paths of the sea--winds, currents, and temperature--could
be accurately predicted and charted. Time: mid-nineteenth century. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Matthew Fontaine Maury suggests scientific charting of ocean and wind
currents. [JB]
Ep 2.25 Cavalcade of America: CRAZY JUDAH
13-Apr-1954 ABC Tue
producer Jack Denove
written by Lewis Foster
directed by Lewis Foster
Guest Cast:
Ross Elliott ...... Theodore Judah
Frances Rafferty ...... Anna Judah
Forrest Taylor ..... Mark Hopkins
Beverly Washburn .... Elizabeth
Gene Foley ..... Elizabeth's Mother
Robert Carson ..... Leland Stanford
Frank Wilcox ...... Preacher
Synopsis 1:
Dramatized incidents from the life of Theodore Judah portray his attempts
to realize his dream of unifying the country with a railroad system.
Portrays his trips from California to Washington by boat and burro, his
initial failure in 1859 to secure help from Congress and from California
businessmen, his work in surveying a route through the Sierra Mountains,
the encouragement of Leland Stanford and Charles Crocker, the formation
of a company to start work, and Judah's death before the fulfillment of
his dream. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
"Crazy Judah" is the name Theodore Judah gets when he tries to sell his
idea of a transcontinental railroad to the politicians of 19th century
Americans. [JB]
Ep 2.26 Cavalcade of America: A STRANGE JOURNEY
20-Apr-1954 ABC Tue
written by Robert Stevenson
directed by Robert Stevenson
producer Jack Denove
starring
Robert Easton as George Merchant
Will Wright
Walter Kingsford
Walter Coy
Richard Gaines
Synopsis:
A historical drama about the adventures of George Merchant,
an American rifleman from the Virginia backwoods who is
captured by the British at Quebec, sent to England as
a prisoner, and released early in 1776 by colonial
sympathizers to deliver to Hancock several letters
which affect the decision of the Continental Congress
to declare independence for the Colonies. [RF]
Ep 2.27 Cavalcade of America: THE PAPER SWORD
27-Apr-1954 ABC Tue
producer Jack Chertok
written by Charles Larson
directed by William J. Thiele
Guest Cast:
Patrick O'Neal ...... James King
Margaret Field ...... Mrs. James king
Stuart Randall ..... Charles Cora
Hugh Beaumont ...... Lewis Graham
Barry Kelly ..... Reporter
Synopsis 1:
Dramatizes the story of James King, a fearless newspaper editor, whose
murder because of his crusade against corrupt officials in the San Francisco
government set into motion one of the most sweeping reform movements in
American history. Time: 1855. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Newspaper editor James King crusades for clean government during San
Francisco's lawless days. [JB]
Ep 2.28 Cavalcade of America: SATURDAY STORY
04-May-1954 ABC Tue
written by Joel Murcott & Merwin Gerard
directed by Francis D. Lyon
producer Warren Lewis
starring
Dabbs Greer
Otto Graham
Synopsis:
Dramatizes the career of Mark Wilson, a high school football coach who taught
principles of living as well as football fundamentals to his players, one of
whom was Otto Graham of the Cleveland Browns. Frank Leahy, former
Notre-Dame coach, introduces the story and participates in a closing
interview with Mark Wilson and Otto Graham. [RF]
Ep 2.29 Cavalcade of America: SPINDLETOP
11-May-1954 ABC Tue
Producer Armand Schaefer
Written by Winston Miller
Directed by Robert G. Walker
Guest Cast:
William Bishop ...... Captain Lucas
Nancy Hale ....... Mrs. Lucas
Richard Eyer ..... Tony Lucas
Richard Gaines ..... Dr. Hayes
Stanley Andrews
Burt Mustin
Synopsis 1:
Dramatized incidents tell the story of the efforts of Captain Anthony Lucas,
an Austrian mining engineer, to prove his theory regarding the feasibility
of drilling for oil in the salt-dome formations of the Beaumont area.
Describes the equipment and methods which he used in drilling, his
unsuccessful attempts, and his ultimate success when the first big gusher
in the Southwest came in at Spindletop, Tex. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Drama about the historic gusher that opened one of Texas' biggest
oil fields in 1901. [JB]
Ep 2.30 Cavalcade of America: MOONLIGHT SCHOOL
(not to be confused with "Moonlight Witness" 02Nov54)
18-May-1954 ABC Tue
producer Jack Chertok
written by Louella MacFarlane
directed by William J. Thiele
starring
Lon Chaney, Jr. ..... Old Jeff Harris
Emlen Davies ...... Cora Wilson Stewart
Gloria Talbot ........ Mary Scott
Mary Field ...... Martha Beauford
Pitt Herbert ....... Mr. Beauford
George Nader
Harry Shannon
Synopsis:
Dramatizes the experiences of Cora Wilson Stewart, a county superintendent
and a teacher in a one-room school who succeeds in establishing a night
class for adults in a backward section of Kentucky which is unsympathetic
to book learning. Time: 1911. [RF]
Ep 2.31 Cavalcade of America: CAT WITH CRIMSON EYES
25-May-1954 ABC Tue
producers Gil Ralston & Arthur Ripley
written by Bernard Schenfeld
directed by John Brahm
starring
Rita Moreno
Pilar Arcos
Edward Arnold
Jan Arvan
Eugene Iglesias
Edward Coleman
Claudia Barrett
Richard Benedict
Charles McGraw
Synopsis 1:
A Mexican family--one brother is murdered and the gems from his house are
stolen. His brother comes to investigate the murder and theft. He gets to the
most influential woman and there he finds the answer. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
The jeweled eyes of a stone a cat leads to mystery, suspense and drama in
Mexico. [RF]
Cavalcade of America: 01-Jun-1954 ABC Tue
Preempted for Boxing Championship Special Carter vs Smith
Ep 2.32 Cavalcade of America: THE SKIPPER'S LADY
08-Jun-1954 ABC Tue
producer Jack Chertok
written by William Sackheim
directed by William J. Thiele
Guest Cast:
Paul Langton ..... Captain Joshua Patten
Sally Brophy ..... Mary Patten
Harvey Stephens ...... Mr. Comstock
Lee Van Cleef
Harry Bartel
Synopsis 1:
Dramatized incidents portray the courage and skill of a captain's wife who
was forced to assume command of a clipper ship sailing from New York to
San Francisco with the annual allotment of supplies for the Indians of
California and Oregon. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A woman in command of a ship races with it to California in an effort
to prevent an Indian uprising. [JB]
[--] 15Jun54 rerun of "A Matter of Honor" (first aired 18Feb53)
Ep 2.33 Cavalcade of America: COURAGE IN CONNECTICUT
22-June-1954 ABC Tue
starring
Booth Colman
########### Cavalcade of America ###########
############## season 3 1954-55 ##############
##############################################
ABC Tuesdays 7:30-8:00pm EST
24 new episodes
Ep 3.01 Cavalcade of America: THE GREAT GAMBLE
12-Oct-1954 ABC Tue
written by Warner Law
directed by William J. Thiele
producer Jack Chertok
starring
Whitfield Connor ...... Cyrus Field
Marjorie Lord ...... Mrs. Field
Susan Odin ...... Mary Field
Harry Shannon ...... Samuel Morse
Florenz Ames ....... Peter Morse
Robert Middleton ........ William Harper
Synopsis 1:
A dramatization about Cyrus Field, who after several unsuccessful
attempts, realized his dream of laying a cable across the Atlantic from
Newfoundland to Ireland. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
The story of the great faith and fortitude of Cyrus Field in his
attempt to lay the first telegraphy cable beneath the Atlantic Ocean.
Field was labeled a swindler when his first try failed, but he continued
his work. [JB]
[--] 19Oct54 rerun of "Night Strike" (first aired 29Apr53)
Ep 3.02 Cavalcade of America: THE FORGE
26-Oct-1954 ABC Tue (Network Rerun 07Aug56)
written by Warner Law
directed by William J. Thiele
producer Jack Chertok
starring
George Nader ........ Eliphalet Remington II
Kathleen Crowley ......... Abigail Paddock
Walter Sande ........ Eliphalet Remington
Madge Meredith ....... Lavina Paddock
James Seay ....... William Joslin
Russell Simpson ........ Judge Grant
Roland Varna ........ Captain Von Holst
Synopsis 1:
The events in the life of Eliphalet Remington leading to the
development of his famous rifle which played an important part in American
history because it gave to the pioneers a cheap and superior substitute for
European-made weapons. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Eliphalet Remington builds his own rifle on his father’s forge. He then
enters a shooting match in an attempt to prove that American-made goods
offer worthy competition for the more expensive European-made items. [JB]
Ep 3.03 Cavalcade of America: MOONLIGHT WITNESS
02-Nov-1954 ABC Tue
(not to be confused with "Moonlight School "18May54)
producer Armand Schaefer
written by Maurice Geraghty
directed by Maurice Geraghty
starring
Bruce Bennett ....... Abe Lincoln
Rhys Williams ......... William Armstrong
Claire Du Brey
Walter Reed
Michael Hall
Synopsis 1:
In the midst of preparations for his political debates with Douglas,
Lincoln successfully defends William Armstrong, a benefactor's son who is
charged with murder. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Abraham Lincoln interrupts his campaign for the U.S. Senate to defend
the son of a boyhood friend who has been charged with murder. [JB]
Ep 3.04 Cavalcade of America: THE GENTLE CONQUEROR
09-Nov-1954
written by Tom Seller
story by William Sackheim
directed by William J. Thiele
producer Jack Chertok
starring
Wilton Graff
Lamont Johnson
Ted de Corsia
Pitt Herbert
Richard Beymer
Synopsis:
A drama about Father Junipero Serra, an 18th century Spanish
missionary who devoted his life to establishing missions up and
down the coast of California. Depicts incidents connected with the
Portola Expedition to San Diego in 1769 and portrays the role of
Father Serra in civilizing the Indians there. [RF]
Ep 3.05 Cavalcade of America: MOUNTAIN MAN
16-Nov-1954
written by Paul Franklin
directed by Robert G. Walker
producer Armand Schaefer
starring
Paul Picerni ....... James Ohio Pattie
Gregory Walcott
Guy Prescott
Eugenia Paul
Keith Richards
Synopsis:
Relates the story of James Ohio Pattie, the first American to write
an account of a visit to California. Reenacts his arrival in San Diego,
the Mexican provincial capital, in 1828, and portrays his role in averting
a smallpox epidemic, thus winning the friendship of the Mexicans and
freedom for the Americans whom they held in captivity. [RF]
Ep 3.06 Cavalcade of America: AMERICAN THANKSGIVING
23-Nov-1954 ABC Tue (Network Rerun 22Nov55)
written by George Faulkner & Robert Stevenson
directed by Robert Stevenson
starring
Regis Toomey
Ann Doran
Stephen Woottan
Marlyn Carroll
John McGovern
Doris Kemper
Richard Gaines
The history of Thanksgiving Day is presented by dramatizations of the
holiday as it was in Washington's time and Lincoln's time. [JB]
Ep 3.07 Cavalcade of America: ORDEAL IN BURMA
30-Nov-1954 ABC Tue
producer Jack Chertok
written by Charles Larson
directed by William J. Thiele
starring
Toni Gerry
Donald Murphy
Richard Loo
Keye Luke
Kam Tong
Synopsis 1:
The story of Ann and Adoniram Judson, American missionaries, whose
determination to return love and understanding for hatred not only saved
their own lives but also helped end the war between Great Britain and
Burma in 1824. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
The scene is Burma and the date is 1824, during the British-Burmese
war. Medical missionary Adoniram Judson is caught between the two
opposing armies, and finally is imprisoned by the Burmese forces. [JB]
Ep 3.08 Cavalcade of America: NIGHT CALL
07-Dec-1954 ABC Tue [JB] (Network Rerun 10Jan56)
producer Jack Denove
written by Larry Marcus
directed by Robert Stevenson
director of photography Harold E. Stine
starring
Dean Jagger
Donald Murphy
Sheila Bromley
Nancy Hale
Doris Kemper
Synopsis:
A dramatization of a typical twenty-four-hour period in a doctor's
life. Follows his activities during his night calls, his work at a
hospital, his office appointments, and his efforts to save the life of
a young stranger who is the victim of a rare disease. [RF]
Ep 3.09 Cavalcade of America: A MEDAL FOR MISS WALKER
14-Dec-1954 ABC Tue
producer Jack Chertok
written by William Sackheim
directed by William J. Thiele
starring
Maura Murphy ....... Dr. Mary Walker
Frank Ferguson
DeForest Kelley
Roy Roberts
Hugh Sanders
Walter Reed
Synopsis:
A biographical account of the wartime medical service of Dr. Mary
Walker, who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for her courageous
work as a civilian surgeon among Federal troops during the Civil War. [RF]
[--] 21Dec54 rerun of "The Gingerbread Man" (Repeat from 15Apr53)
Ep 3.10 Cavalcade of America: A MAN'S HOME
28-Dec-1954 ABC Tue
producer Jack Denove
written by Eugene Vale
directed by Harry Horner
starring
Ross Elliott ....... James Otis
Emerson Treacy
Hillary Brooke
Lumsden Hare
Dorothy Green
Synopsis 1:
A dramatization of some of the events leading up to the American
Revolution. Shows the part played by James Otis in defending the right of
citizens to be protected against unreasonable search and seizure of home
and property. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Otis, a Boston lawyer serving as advocate-general to the British crown
just prior to the Revolution, resigned his post in protest against
illegal invasion of American homes. [JB]
Ep 3.11 Cavalcade of America: THE MARINE WHO WAS 200 YEARS OLD
04-Jan-1955 ABC Tue (Network Rerun 31Jan56)
producer Jack Denove
written by Robert Mason Pollock
directed by Robert Stevenson
starring
Ward Bond ....... Lou Diamond
Gregg Palmer
John Clift
Norma Varden
James Flavin
Synopsis:
A story about Lou Diamond, a marine gunnery sergeant who refused to let
old age and sickness keep him from his post with the Fifth Marine
Regiment during World War II. [RF]
[--] 11Jan55 rerun of "A Romance to Remember" (first aired 12Nov52)
Ep 3.12 Cavalcade of America: A MESSAGE FROM GARCIA
18-Jan-1955 ABC Tue [JB]
producer Jack Chertok
written by Charles Larson
directed by William J. Thiele
starring
Murvyn Vye ....... Ruiz
Donald Murphy ....... Lt. Andrew Rowan
Peter Mamakos ....... Sabio
James Todd ........ Col. Wagner
Salvador Baguez ......... General Garcia
Synopsis 1:
An account of the heroic mission of Lt. Andrew Rowan, who braved the
Cuban jungles, risking capture and execution by Spanish troops in order
to obtain information to aid the United States in the Spanish-American
War. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Lt. Andrew Rowan is commissioned by the U.S. Government to take his
country’s pledge of aid to the commander of the Cuban forces in case of
war with Spain. He goes and returns with a strange message from Garcia.
[JB]
Ep 3.13 Cavalcade of America: PETTICOAT DOCTOR
25-Jan-1955 ABC Tue
producer Jack Chertok
written by Jack Bennett
story by William Sackheim, Charles Larson & Jack Bennett
directed by William J. Thiele
starring
Paula Raymond ........ Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell
Edgar Buchanan
Betty Caulfield
Willis Bouchey
Minerva Urecal
Synopsis 1:
A biographical account of the career of Elizabeth Blackwell, the first
woman doctor to practice in America, who, with the assistance of her
younger sister, managed the New York Infirmary for Women and Children. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Dr.Elizabeth Blackwell is befriended by New York newspaperman Horace
Greeley in her struggle to obtain recognition and respect for
professional women. Dr. Blackwell was the nation’s first woman doctor. [JB]
Ep 3.14 Cavalcade of America: TAKE OFF ZERO
01-Feb-1955 ABC Tue (Network Rerun 06Dec55)
producer Jack Denove
written by Harold Shumate
directed by Charles Bennett
starring
Lamont Johnson ........ Lt. Col. "Skeets" Coleman
Marjorie Lord ........ Lee Powell Coleman
Edgar Dearing ....... Fitz
Steve Pendleton ....... Beecher
James Seay ........ Lt. Wells
Nelson Leigh
James Flavin
Synopsis 1
The development of the XFY-1 jet airplane is dramatized in a story about
a test pilot and his difficulties in combining marriage with his career. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
The story of the Navy’s first plane to take off vertically and of the
man, Lt. Col. “Skeets” Coleman, who made the first take-off. [JB]
[--] 08Feb55 rerun of "New Salem Story" (first aired 04Feb53)
Ep 3.15 Cavalcade of America: DECISION FOR JUSTICE
15-Feb-1955 ABC Tue (Network rerun 20Sep55)
producer Jack Chertok
written by Charles Larson
story by Samuel Rice
directed by William J. Thiele
starring
Jeff Morrow ....... Chief Justice John Marshall
Robert Foulk
Hayden Rorke
Marjorie Lord
Dayton Lummis
Synopsis 1:
Dramatizes an episode in the life of Chief Justice John Marshall,
showing how his decision in the case of Marbury vs. Madison resulted in
the recognition of the Supreme Court as the final authority in the
interpretation of the Constitution. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
The story of John Marshall, first Chief Justice of the United States
Supreme Court, and his influence on the American judicial system. [JB]
Ep 3.16 Cavalcade of America: THE HOSTAGE
22-Feb-1955 ABC Tue
producer Jack Denove
written by Harold Shumate
directed by Charles Bennett
starring
Glenn Langan ....... Captain Stobo
Peter Adams ....... Lt. Von Brahm
Liam Sullivan ....... George Washington
Abel Fernandez
Maurice Marsac
Synopsis 1:
A dramatization of the heroic activities of Captain Robert Stobo, who,
as a prisoner of the French during the French and Indian War, procured
for the British the plans of Forts Duquesne and Quebec and made
possible an important British victory. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Captain Richard Stobo, of the Virginia Militia, is given as a hostage
in the surrender of Fort Necessity [JB]
[--] 01Mar55 rerun of "What Might Have Been" (first aired 21Jan53)
Ep 3.17 Cavalcade of America: THAT THEY MIGHT LIVE
(a.k.a. "That They May Live")
8-Mar-1955 ABC Tue [JB]
produced by Jack Denove
written by Gwen Bagni
directed by Robert Stevenson
starring
Booth Colman
Norbert Schiller
Emlen Davies
Paul Hurvey
Louis Jean Heydt
Claire Du Brey
Synopsis 1:
A biographical drama about Doctor Abraham Jacobi and his wife, Doctor
Mary Putnam Jacobi, whose theories about prenatal and child care brought
about the recognition of pediatrics as a separate branch of medicine. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Dr. Abraham Jacobi and his doctor-wife wage a battle against prejudice
in an attempt to gain special treatment for sick children. [JB]
Ep 3.18 Cavalcade of America: MAN ON THE BEAT
15-Mar-1955 ABC Tue (Network Rerun 27Mar56)
written by Charles Larson
directed by William J. Thiele
producer Jack Chertok
starring
William Campbell .... Officer Clyde Bannon
Constance Ford ...... Mrs. Bannon
Harry Lauter ........ Ray Marshall
Hal Baylor .......... Lumberjack
Vincent Padula ...... Counterman
Joe McTurk .......... Newstand Operator
Richard Crane
Synopsis:
Typical incidents in the daily life of a city patrolman are used
in explaining the role of the police force in protecting citizens and
maintaining order in the community. [RF]
[--] 22Mar55 rerun of "All’s Well With Lydia" (first aired 15Oct52)
Ep 3.19 Cavalcade of America: THE SHIP THAT SHOOK THE WORLD
29-Mar-1955 ABC Tue (Network Rerun 31Jun56)
producer Jack Denove
written by Robert Stevenson
directed by Robert Stevenson
starring
John Ericson
Carl Benton Reid
Alex Gerry
Robert Warwick
Lumsden Hare
Archer MacDonald
Synopsis 1:
A dramatization of events leading to the construction of the Monitor,
the ironclad ship built by the Federal Government during the Civil War
to oppose the Merrimac. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
The time is the Civil War and the place is the Atlantic Ocean. The
ship Merrimac threatens to break the blockade of Southern ports. A former
Swedish army officer saves the union by building the ironclad Monitor. [RF]
[--] 05Apr55 - rerun of "No Greater Love" (first aired 10Dec52)
Ep 3.20 Cavalcade of America: THE GIFT OF DR. MINOT
12-Apr-1955 ABC Tue
producer Jack Denove
written by Larry Marcus
directed by Charles Bennett
starring
Walter Coy ....... Dr. George Minot
Richard Erdman ....... Harry Jordan
Aline Towne ...... Marion Minot
Phyllis Coates ....... Barbara Leland
Noel Toy ........ Mrs. Nomura
Don Shelton
Synopsis 1:
Dramatizes the career of Dr. George Minot, and Nobel prize winner who
disregarded his own diabetic condition and successfully continued his
experiments to effect a cure for pernicious anemia. Time: 1922. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
The story of a Boston physician who neglected his own health in an
effort to find a cure for the dreaded pernicious anemia. [JB]
[--] 19Apr55 rerun of "The Indomitable Blacksmith" (first aired 01Apr53)
Ep 3.21 Cavalcade of America: HOW TO RAISE A BOY
26-Apr-1955 ABC Tue (Network Rerun 26Jun56)
producer Jack Denove
written by Edith Sommer & Robert Soderberg
directed by Lewis Foster
photography by Clark Ramsey
starring
Paul Kelly
Erin O'Brien-Moore
Gordon Gebert
Tommy Ivo
Brad Morrow
Tyler McVey
George Marshall
Ferris Taylor
Synopsis:
Shows how the influences of a farm environment, the necessity of
assuming responsibility, and the receiving of faith and trust from a loving
family contribute toward the rehabilitation of an unhappy city orphan. [RF]
Ep 3.22 Cavalcade of America: STAY ON, STRANGER!
03-May-1955 ABC Tue (Network Rerun 12Jun56)
producer Jack Chertok
written by Jack Bennett
directed by William J. Thiele
starring
Peggy Converse ....... Mrs. Alice Lloyd
Lon Chaney ....... Zeke Wells
Sallie Brophy ....... Alice Sloane
Edgar Buchanan ....... Doc Mathew
Adrienne Marden ....... Mrs. Sloane
Louise Lorimer ........ Mrs. Bacon
James Griffin ........ Clay Doggett
Synopsis 1:
Tells how Mrs. Alice Lloyd, a forty-year-old Bostonian, started a
school in the mountain town of Caney, Ky., in 1916 and gradually overcame
local opposition to education by showing that her students could use
their education to help their own community. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A courageous woman brings the light of education to the dark,
prejudiced hills of Carney Creek [JB]
Ep 3.23 Cavalcade of America: SUNRISE ON A DIRTY FACE
10-May-1955 ABC Tue
producer Jack Chertok
written by Jack Laird
directed by William J. Thiele
starring
Jack Kelly ....... James E. West
Lois Collier ....... Marion
Peter Reynolds ....... Jeremy
James Seay ....... Theodore Dreiser
Raymond Greenleaf ........ Judge DeLacy
Patrick O'Moore ........ Attorney
Synopsis 1:
Dramatizes the campaign waged by James E. West and Theodore Dreiser to
establish the first juvenile court in the District of Columbia. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Half a century ago a young attorney named James E. West became interested
in juvenile delinquents. His fight for more humane treatment of mistreated
youngster led to a great improvement in the laws. [JB]
[--] 17May55 rerun of "Experiment at Monticello" (first aired 04Mar53)
Ep 3.24 Cavalcade of America: SIX HOURS TO DEADLINE
24-May-1955 ABC Tue (Network rerun 11Oct55)
producer Jack Denove
written by Larry Marcus
directed by Jack Denove
starring
John McIntire
Synopsis:
A drama about a newspaper editor's reluctant decision to print a story
which will bring sorrow to a man whom he deeply respects. [RF]
[--] 31May55 rerun of "Slater’s Dream" (first aired 13May53)
Ep 3.25 Cavalcade of America: THE PALMETTO CONSPIRACY
07-Jun-1955 ABC Tue
written by Charles Bennett
directed by Charles Bennett
producer Jack Denove
starring
Pierre Watkin ........ Allan Pinkerton
Richard Hale ........ Lincoln
Byron Palmer ........ Joseph Howard
Synopsis 1:
Dramatizes the part played by Allan Pinkerton and his National
Detective Agency in thwarting a Southern plot to assassinate Lincoln as he
passed through Baltimore in 1861 on his way to his first inauguration. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Det. Allan Pinkerton thwarts a plot to kill President-elect Abraham
Lincoln in 1861. [JB]
[--] 14-Jun-1955 - Unknown
Ep 3.26 Cavalcade of America: THE RESCUE OF DR. BEANES
21-Jun-1955 ABC Tue (Network Rerun 03Jul56)
written by Harold Shumate
directed by Sobey Martin
photography by Frederick Gateley
producer Jack Denove
starring
Donald Murphy ........ Francis Scott Key
Paula Raymond ........ Polly Key
Christopher Dark ........ Richard West
Griff Barnett ........ Dr. Beanes
Byron Palmer
Anthony Eustral
Barry Bernard
Synopsis 1:
Dramatizes events in the life of Francis Scott Key which led him to
write The Star-Spangled Banner. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
During the War of 1812 a Baltimore attorney goes on a rescue mission
behind the British lines. His name is Francis Scott Key and the trip
inspires him to write our present national anthem, “The Star Spangled
Banner.” [JB]
########## DuPont Cavalcade Theatre ##########
############## season 4 1955-56 ##############
##############################################
ABC Tuesdays 9:30-10:00pm EST
26 new episodes
Ep 4.01 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: A TIME FOR COURAGE
13-Sept-1955 ABC Tue
starring
Hugh Beaumont ....... Coach [RF]
Gloria Talbott ....... Nancy Merki [JB]
Synopsis:
The story of "Nancy Merki and the swimming coach who led her to victory
over polio and to Olympic stardom. [RF]
[--] 20Sep55 rerun of "Decision for Justice" (first aired 15Feb55)
Ep 4.02 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: THE TEXAS RANGER
(imdb have title "Texas Pioneers")
27-September-1955 ABC Tue (Network Rerun 09Apr57)
producer Jack Denove
written by Larry Marcus
directed by Alvin Ganzer
starring: [JB]
Jim Davis ....... J.L. Armstrong
William Talman ....... Wes Hardin
Malcolm Atterbury .......... Conductor
Gary Gray ........ Butcher Boy / (imdb have character Apple Knocker)
Synopsis:
A phase of the work of the Texas Rangers in the late nineteenth century is
described in a dramatization about J. L. Armstrong, the ranger who captured
John Wesley Hardin on a train in Florida and thwarted the prisoner's efforts
to escape during the long train journey from Florida to Texas. [RF]
Ep 4.03 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: TOWARD TOMORROW
04-Oct-1955 ABC Tue
starring:
James Edwards ........ Ralph Bunche
McHenry Norman ........ the Young Ralph
Maidie Norman
Ruby Goodwin
Synopsis:
A tribute to Dr. Ralph Bunche, undersecretary of the United Nations.
The drama is based on the early life of the statesman, who was orphaned
at the age of 8 and was guided from then on by his aged grandmother. [JB]
[--] 11Oct55 rerun of "Six Hours to Deadline" (first aired 24May55)
Ep 4.04 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: DISASTER PATROL
18-Oct-1955 ABC Tue
producer Jack Denove
written by Charles Bennett
directed by Charles Bennett
Starring [JB]
Steve Brodie
Jean Ruth
Robert Anderson
Synopsis 1:
The work, organization, and purpose of the Civil Air Patrol is described in
a dramatization about a CAP pilot in California who risks his life to fly
doctors and emergency supplies into a canyon community seriously damaged
by an earthquake. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A tale of the Civil Air Patrol. A wartime flier has promised his wife
he'd never fly again. But he is needed for a mercy mission. [JB]
Ep 4.05 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: THE SWAMP MUTINY (a.k.a. "The Swamp Fox")
25-Oct-1955 ABC Tue
producer Jack Chertok
written by Frederic M. Frank
directed by William J. Thiele
starring
Hans Conried ....... General Francis Marion
Nancy Hadley
Ron Randell
Paul Brinegar
Synopsis 1:
A historical drama showing how General Francis Marion, a colonial officer
during the American Revolution, won the admiration and eventually the
support of a young British officer who witnessed the general's tactical
suppression of a mutiny among colonial volunteer soldiers.
Setting: Georgetown S. C., in 1780. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
General Francis Marion must hold back the British Army and at the same
time fight mutiny in his own Revolutionary troops. [JB]
Ep 4.06 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: CHAIN OF HEARTS
01-Nov-1955 ABC Tue
starring:
Charles Bronson ......... John Staniszewski
Joyce McCluskey ........ Dolly Staniszewski
Synopsis:
The story of John Staniszewski, a polish seaman who tried to gain American
citizenship after World War II. [JB]
[--] 08Nov55 - No information available [JB]
Ep 4.07 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: ONE DAY AT A TIME
15-Nov-1955 ABC Tue (Network Rerun 12Mar57)
starring
James Daly ........ Bill
James Bell ........ Dr. Bob
John Litel ......... Dr. Silkworth
Eve March ......... Ann
Barbara Eiler ......... Lois
James Best ......... Harry
Hugh Sanders ......... Burton
Herbert Lytton ......... Jack
Synopsis:
This is the true story of the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous. The
principals in the organization were two alcoholics, one a financial genius,
the other a doctor. Both men's lives and careers were threatened by their
drinking problem, until they found that by working together they could
cure each other and other victims. [JB]
[--] 22Nov55 rerun of "American Thanksgiving" (first aired 23Nov54)
Ep 4.08 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: CRISIS IN PARIS
29-Nov-1955 ABC Tue
producer Jack Chertok
written by Jack Laird
directed by William J. Thiele
Starring
Howard St.John.
Synopsis 1:
A drama showing how Benjamin Franklin, an inexperienced diplomat and member
of the American Commission to France, negotiated a treaty providing for
French aid to the Colonies in their war with England.
Setting: Paris, during the American Revolution. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
As American's emissary in Paris, Benjamin Franklin has two problems: to
negotiate a treaty with the French, and to bring two lovers together. [JB]
[--] 06Dec55 rerun of "Take off Zero (first aired 01Feb55)
Ep 4.09 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: DOCTOR ON WHEELS
13-Dec-1955 ABC Tue (Network Rerun 28Aug56)
starring: [JB]
Lamont Johnson ....... Paul Shearer
Betty Lynn ......... Beth Shearer
John Deere ....... Bobbie Jeffers
Synopsis:
A true story of a Saskatchewan farm boy who finished medical school in a
wheel chair after he became paralyzed by polio. [JB]
Ep 4.10 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: BARBED WIRE CHRISTMAS
20-Dec-1955 ABC Tue
producer Jack Denove
written by Larry Marcus
directed by Robert Stevenson
starring
Chuck Connors ....... Harry
Strother Martin ....... Wilkins
John Bryant ....... Fred
Alan Aric ....... Human Wreck
Norbert Schiller
Synopsis:
A documentary drama about life in a German prison camp. When a group of
GIs in a German prison camp in 1944 pool their resources in order to hold
a Christmas Mass, the prison commandant not only permits the service to
continue but, with the guards, joins the prisoners in their worship. [RF]
Ep 4.11 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: POSTMARK: DANGER
27-Dec-1955 ABC Tue
producer Jack Chertok
written by Jack Laird
directed by William J. Thiele
starring: [JB]
Barry Atwater ....... Chet McCleary
Scott Forbes ....... Agent Gorson Willis
Stacy Keach ....... Warren Andrews
Russell Johnson ....... Karl Nader
Synopsis 1:
The work of a postal inspector is described in a dramatization about two
postal inspectors who expose the civilian supervisor of a prison mail room
as an extortionist who has been using the mails to defraud the parents of
servicemen reported missing during the Korean War. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Swindlers have been approaching parents of boys missing in Korea. They
claim to be able to return the boys to their homes in exchange for a fee.
A postal agent is on the racketeers' trail. [JB]
Ep 4.12 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: THE BOY WHO WALKED TO AMERICA
03-Jan-1956 ABC Tue (Network Rerun 04Sep56)
starring
Hugh Beaumont
John Dennis
Synopsis:
Based on a true story of a Korean youngster who to give up his dream.
With the assistance of sympathetic soldiers and a Catholic priest, the
boy managed to achieve his dream of going to America. [JB]
[--] 10Jan56 rerun of "Night Call" (first aired 07Dec54)
Ep 4.13 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: THE PRISON WITHIN
17-Jan-1956 ABC Tue (Network rerun 11Sep56)
starring
Gloria Talbott ....... Mary
Claire Carleton ....... Mrs. Carlson
Joi Lansing ....... Florence
Mark Damon ....... Bill
Ed Platt ....... Dr. Banner
Synopsis 1:
A convicted forger is paroled, but her parole officer is troubled by her
inexplicable behavior. [JB]
Synopsis 2: (from rerun 11Sep56)
A girl is overcome with remorse when the soldier she refused to marry
is killed in Korea. Her unusual guilt complex leads her to commit a
series of crimes, for which she is imprisoned. [JB]
Ep 4.14 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: STAR AND THE SHIELD
24-Jan-1956 ABC Tue
producer Jack Chertok
written by Merwin Gerard
directed by William J. Thiele
starring: [JB]
Walter Sande ....... William Campbell
Cheryl Callaway ....... Margaret Couche
Gordon Jones ....... Lt. Treusch
Elizabeth Patterson ....... Mrs. Couche
Harry Harvey, Sr. ....... Mayor Thorout
Harry Lauter ....... Harry Grant
Joyce Holden ....... Helen Grant
Synopsis 1:
A story about a warmhearted police officer in Union City, N. J., who
attempts to secure an apartment in a low-cost housing project for an
embittered old woman and her five-year-old grand-daughter. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
The true story of a Union City, N.J., policeman who came to the rescue
of an old woman and her young granddaughter who were being evicted. [JB]
[--] 31Jan56 rerun of "The Marine Who Was 200 Years Old (first aired 04Jan55)
Ep 4.15 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: THE SECRET LIFE OF JOE SWEDIE
07-Feb-1956 ABC Tue
starring
Chick Chandler ....... Joe Swedie
Ed Platt
Linda Stirling.
The story of Joe Swedie, a child-therapist who helps bedridden children
in hospitals to retain an interest in life. [JB]
[--] 14Feb56 rerun of "Major Pauline" (first aired 01Dec53)
Ep 4.16 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: CALL HOME FROM THE HEART
21-Feb-1956 ABC Tue
Starring
Keye Luke
Kristine Miller
Teru Shimada
Synopsis:
The true story of the Japanese gardener who, under the sponsorship of a
pioneer civic leader, beautified Miami Beach area with his imaginative
planting of lush greenery. He eventually became one of the city's honored
citizens. [JB]
[--] 28Feb56 rerun of "Smyrna Incident" (first aired 19Jan54)
Ep 4.17 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: THE LISTENING HAND
06-Mar-1956 ABC Tue
Starring
Barbara Eiler and John Craven as the Hathaways.
Edith Evanson as Mrs. Pipes
Ruth Lee as Nurse Edwards
Synopsis:
The Hathaways are a deaf and blind couple who fight for their right to
keep and care for their newborn baby. [JB]
[--] 13Mar56 rerun of "Breakfast at Nancy's" (first aired 13Oct53)
Ep 4.18 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: A LIFE TO LIVE BY
a Four Star Films, Inc. Production
20-Mar-1956 ABC Tue
Executive Producer Don W. Sharpe [SG]
Produced by Warren Lewis
Screenplay by Laszlo Gorog
From an article by Melvin Durslag
Editorial Supervisor, Bernard Burton
starring:
John Ericson ........ Leon Patterson
Sally Frazer ........ Dixie Patterson
Russ Conway ........ Coach O'Brien
Chris Warfield ........ Joe Wilson
Alexander Campbell ... Doctor
Shirley Bernard ...... Betty Wilson
Synopsis 1:
The story of a California schoolboy who, in spite of the knowledge that
he has an inaccurate disease, sets the world's record for the high school
shot-put and leads a full life before death overtakes him. [JB]
Synopsis 2:
The story of a boy who knew he was doomed by disease but won sports
and scholastic honors and a full life before death came. [RF]
*Note: True story from Taft, California.
**This episode aired in syndication on Celebrity Playhouse (date
unknown).
[--] 27Mar56 rerun of "The Man on the Beat" (first aired 15Mar55)
Ep 4.19 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: THE DOLL WHO FOUND A MOTHER
03-Apr-1956 ABC Tue
Starring
Cheryl Callaway
Peggy Webber
Mort Mills
Synopsis:
A judge introduces the parents of an unhappy child to a toy loan library. [JB]
[--] 10Apr56 rerun of "Young Andy Jackson" (first aired 23Mar54)
Ep 4.20 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: THE JACKIE JENSEN STORY (verified on video)
17-Apr-1956 ABC Tuesday (Network Rerun 16Apr57)
(in Europe featured in the 1992 compilation series "Serie Noire")
Copyright 1956
Four Star Films, Inc
Executive Producer Don W. Sharpe/ Produced by Warren Lewis
Directed by Alvin Ganzer
Screenplay by Lou Rusoff
Editorial Supervisor Bernard Burton
Director of Photography George E. Diskant
Cast: (verified on video)
Jackie Jensen (in person)..... Jackie Jensen (adult)
Ross Elliott ................. Ralph Kerchum
B.G. Norman ...............Jackie (age 13)
Gary Gray .................. Jackie (age 16)
Vivi Janniss ............Mrs. Jensen
Lorna Thayer ............Miss Holmes
Stafford Repp ...... Thompson
Skip Torgeson ...........Young Tough
John Close ..........Instructor
Rickey Murray ....Timmy
Jeff Froner .............School boy
Synopsis:
True story of Red Sox star outfielder Jackie Jensen and Ralph Kerchum,
the high school teacher whose guidance and friendship made the difference
between greatness or oblivion. [RF]
[--] 24Apr56 rerun of "The Stolen General" (first aired 06Oct53)
Ep 4.21 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: DIPLOMATIC OUTPOST
01-May-1956 ABC Tue
starring: [JB]
John Hudson ........ Ed Connors
Cynthia Stone ........ Pat Connors
Willis Bouchey ........ Carver
Richard Loo ........ Ho Chung
Bob Karnes ........ Saunders
Synopsis:
In the Far East, a young American diplomat and his wife cope with a polio
epidemic and the threat of civil war. [JB]
Ep 4.22 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: DANGER ON (AT) CLOVER RIDGE
08-May-1956 ABC Tue
starring
Robert Horton
15-May-56 rerun of "The Gift of Dr. Minot" (first aired 12Apr55)
Ep 4.23 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: WHO IS BYINGTON?
22-May-56 ABC Tue [JB]
starring
Harry Morgan ........ Byington
Dan Tobin ....... Graffan
Tom Powers ........ Wilkeson
George Chandler ....... Proprietor
Anthony Joachim ...... Trone
Synopsis:
A quick-thinking reporter becomes an important factor in the rescue of
hundreds of Union troops during the Civil War. [JB]
Ep 4.24 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: THE BOY NOBODY WANTED
29-May-1956 ABC Tue (Network Reruns 02Oct56/26Feb57)
produced by Warren Lewis
written by Laszlo Gorog
from an article by Winifred L. Van Atta & Gwendolen Sherman
directed by Richard Kinon
starring
Johnny Crawford ........ Billy Brandon the boy
Ron Hagerthy ........ Billy Brandon the man
Virginia Gregg ........ Mrs. Sherman
Jean Janess ........ Martha Wheelock
Roy Barcroft ........ Herbert Wheelock
James Nolan ........ Nick Brandon
Milton Frome ....... Mr. Reynolds
Mike Winkelman ........ Tommy Reynolds
Don Ross as Reporter
Synopsis 1:
Billy Brandon's father is a good man, but also a professional
gambler who doesn't have much time for his son. Left alone
one day, he gets into a fight with a neighbor's boy who taunts
him about his father being a gambler. The boy is accidently killed
when he falls and hits his head. The boy's father, editor of the local
newspaper, takes revenge by smearing Billy's dad in his paper.
As a result, Nick Brandon is soon imprisoned and Billy is sent
to an adoption agency. Luckily, he is adopted by an older couple
and his life becomes filled with love. He grows to be an A student
and a war hero. When his father is finally released from prison,
Billy must make a hard decision. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
After he accidentally caused a playmate's death, an eight-year-old youngster's
future
doesn't look very bright. His father has been put in jail for gambling, and the only person
who has any interest in the boy is a social worker. [JB]
Ep 4.25 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: THE MAYOR OF ST. LOUIS
05-June-1956 ABC Tue (Network Rerun 04Jun57)
Executive producer Don W. Sharpe/ producer Warren Lewis
written by Al C. Ward
story by Cornelius Ryan
directed by Lewis R. Foster
starring
Peter Graves ...... Major Thomas D. Howie
Nick Dennis ....... Sgt. Chiaco
Morris Ankrum ....... Major General C.H. Gerhardt
Frank Gerstle ........ Brigadier General N.D. Cota
Robert Crosson ........ Lt. Eldon Monk Morgan
Stuart Whitman ........ Captain W.H. Putenney
James Dobson ........ 1st G.I.
Ed Kemmer ........ Major S.V. Bingham Jr.
Synopsis 1
Major Thomas D. Howie of the 3rd Battallion, 116th Infantry, 29th Division.
He lies at rest between a Private and a General in the American Cemetery
in Normandy, overlooking Omaha Beach. He was loved by his men, though an
enigma to some, and loved reading verses from Edgar Lee Masters "Spoon
River Anthology", "These are the ghosts from the desolate coasts...would
you go to them...only pursue them...whatever enshrined is within you ..is
you." [RF]
* Based on Cornelius Ryan's article "The Major of St. Lo" in Collier's
June 8, 1956.
Synopsis 2:
Presented in observance of the 12th anniversary of D-Day, it's the story
of the role played by Major Tom Howie in the Normandy campaign. [JB]
Note: Last show of the season, repeats aired until 18Sep56
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Summer Reruns on ABC (12Jun56-18Sep56)
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[--] 12Jun56 rerun of "Stay On, Stranger" (Repeat from 03May55)
[--] 19Jun56 - No information available
[--] 26Jun56 rerun of "How to Raise a Boy" (Repeat from 26Apr55)
[--] 03Jul56 rerun of "The Rescue of Dr. Beanes" (Repeat from 21Jun55)
[--] 10Jul56 rerun of "Sunset at Appomattox" (Repeat from 20Oct53)
[--] 17Jul56 rerun of "Man of Glass" (Repeat from 26Jan54)
[--] 24Jul56 rerun of "G for Goldberger" (Repeat from 12Jan54)
[--] 31Jul56 rerun of "The Ship that Shook the World" (Repeat from 29Mar55)
[--] 07Aug56 The Forge (Repeat from 26Oct54)
[--] 14Aug56 - Preempted for the Democratic Convention
[--] 21Aug56 - Preempted for the Republican Convention
[--] 28Aug56 rerun of "Doctor on Wheels" (Repeat from 03Dec55)
[--] 04Sep56 rerun of "The Boy Who Walked to America (Repeat from 03Jan56)
[--] 11Sep56 rerun of "The Prison Within" (Repeat from 17Jan56)
########## DuPont Cavalcade Theatre ##########
############## season 5 1956-57 ##############
################ (final season) ################
ABC Tuesdays 9:30-10:00pm EST
Ep 5.01 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: MONUMENT TO A YOUNG MAN
18-Sep-1956 ABC Tue
Starring:
Miguel Landa ....... Armando Castro
John Beradino ....... Julio Gonzales
Perry Lopez ....... Pete Salavedo
Michael Fox ........ George Wooley
Synopsis:
The factual story of the efforts of a Los Angeles police detective, school
principal, and star athlete to help a juvenile delinquent. [JB]
Note:
Tonight the series begins its fall season, presenting documentary and
factual dramas instead of fictional dramas. [JB]
Ep 5.02 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: A BED OF ROSES
25-Sep-1956 ABC Tue
Executive producer Don W. Sharpe/ producer Warren Lewis
written by Ben Canfield
directed by John Meredyth Lewis
starring
Susan Kohner
Dick Foran
Greta Granstedt
James Lilburn
Kathryn Card
Arlen Stuart
Ottola Nesmith
Sam Flint
Synopsis:
An engaged girl disagrees with her parents about the kind of wedding
ceremony she should have. She wants an elaborate church wedding; her
parents insist on a simple home ceremony. (JB)
[--] 02Oct56 rerun of "The Boy Nobody Wanted" (first aired 29May56)
Ep 5.03 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: THE PEOPLE AND GENERAL GLANCY
09-Oct-1956 ABC Tue
starring
Minor Watson
Synopsis:
The small community of Duluth, Ga., is desperately in need of a hospital,
but refuses to accept a wealthy industrialist's check. [JB]
Ep 5.04 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: WILD APRIL
16-Oct-1956 ABC Tue
starring
John McIntire
Jesse White
Robert Wilke
Willis Bouchey
Paul Newlan
Synopsis 1:
Portrays events in the later life of John Chapman better known
as Johnny Appleseed, showing his influence on the pioneers who
lived in a small community in the Ohio River Valley. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
The story of John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed. [JB]
Ep 5.05 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: THE HOBO KID
23-Oct-1956 ABC Tue
starring
Robert Foulk ........ Dad Roberts
Reba Waters ......... Billie (child)
Caroline Craig ...... Billie (teenager)
Penny Carpenter ..... Vi (child)
Melinda Plowman ..... Vi (teenager)
Adrienne Marden ..... Ma Roberts
Synopsis 1:
A truant-officer tracks down a kid who's not in school because he's
watching his father drink himself to death. (possibly
not this episode)
Synopsis 2:
The story of the daughter of migratory farm workers. Her parents don't believe
in "schooling", so Billie has to fight stubbornly to get her education. [RF]
Ep 5.06 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: DATE WITH A STRANGER
30-Oct-1956 ABC Tue
starring
Judith Braun ....... Julie
Arthur Franz ....... Casimir Pulaski
Madge Blake ....... Mrs. Morrissey
Jess Kirkpatrick
Synopsis:
An Austrian girl is desperate because she is about to be deported from
the U.S. She prays to George Washington for help. This results in a
mysterious encounter with a man named Casimir Pulaski. [JB]
[--] 06Nov56 Preempted for Presidential Election.
Ep 5.07 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: THE INNOCENT BYSTANDER
13-Nov-1956 ABC Tue
starring
Don Taylor
Reba Tassell ....... Joan
Synopsis:
Don Taylor stars as a newspaper reporter that has lived his whole life
believing in the biblical maxim of "As Ye Sow, so Shall Ye Reap." When
he is seriously injured while investigating a juvenile gang fight, he
begins to lose his faith. [JB]
Ep 5.08 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: WOMAN'S WORK
20-Nov-1956 ABC Tue
Directed by William Seiter
starring
Walter Brennan
Mary Murphy
James Best
Jane Darwell
Synopsis:
An elderly man lets his son and the boy's bride live in the family home.
His intentions are to turn the girl into a household slave, but she has
a different idea. [JB]
Ep 5.09 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: RETURN OF THE BOMBARDIER
27-Nov-1956 ABC Tue
Starring:
Skip Homeir
Sue Carlton
Synopsis:
During his imprisonment in a Japanese POW camp, an American flier finds
that religion gives him the strength he needs to withstand hardship. He
vows to return to Japan to preach the word of God if he is ever released.
[JB]
Ep 5.10 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: PURSUIT OF A PRINCESS
04-Dec-1956 ABC Tue (Network Rerun 21May57)
Starring:
Brian Aherne ...... John Kirk
Fred Clark ........ Ollendorf
Ida Moore ......... Miss Liz
Paul Burns ........ Joseph
Dick Elliott ...... Williams
Synopsis 1:
Two collectors of historical American carvings compete to find the rarest
and most valuable works. Their rivalry reaches its peak when both are
given the opportunity to obtain the works of Samuel Clayton, the famous
maker of cigar Indian sculpture. [JB]
Synopsis 2:
Long-time partners in an antique business break up when one of them marries
the other's former girl friend. Each opens an antique store, keeping a
wary eye on the other's activities. When the married partner starts
collecting cigar-store Indians, the other begins to thwart his every
effort. [JB]
Ep 5.11 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: ONCE A HERO
11-Dec-1956 ABC Tue (Network Rerun 14May57)
starring
Ward Bond
Ben Johnson
Richard Eyer
Synopsis:
An ex-rodeo champion who feels he has failed as a father tries to gain
respect in his son's eyes by going back to the rodeo where he was once
successful. [JB]
Ep 5.12 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: THE BLESSED MIDNIGHT
18-Dec-1956 ABC Tue
Starring:
Maureen O'Sullivan stars
Danny Richards, Jr. ....... Teddy
David Saber ....... Billy
Frances Bavier ....... Mrs. Hayes
Carole Wells ........ Marilyn Hayes
Virginia Gregg ........ Aunt Agnes
Synopsis:
A youngster steals a cake from a bakery to give his aunt. With the help
of a friend his own age, the boy tries to keep from being caught. [JB]
Ep 5.13 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: THREE YOUNG KINGS
25-Dec-1956 ABC Tue
Starring:
Nestor Paiva,
Alma Beltram
Edward Colmans
Robert Hernandez
Tony Terry
Carlos Vera
Synopsis:
As part of the Christmas festivities in a Latin-American village, youngster
traditionally distribute gifts to other children whose parents purchased
the presents. The gift-givers almost start a revolt one year by giving
the gifts to the poor children instead. [JB]
Ep 5.14 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: THE TWO WORLD OF NICOLO
01-Jan-1957 ABC Tue
Starring:
Peter Reynolds ........ Nicolo
James Sealy ........ Mr. Watson
Sheila Bromley ........ Mrs. Watson
Joe Perry ....... William Dircks
Susan Odin ....... Martha Watson
Gary Gray ........ John Sargent
Synopsis:
A teenage Italian boy comes to this country to attend high school as an
exchange student. He is thrilled and happy with everything about his visit,
until he learns his family in Italy is in trouble. [JB]
Ep 5.15 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: THE HOUSE OF EMPTY ROOMS
08-Jan-1957 ABC Tue
Starring:
Ann Harding ........ Mrs. Milgrim
Helen Westcott ........ Christine
Ross Ford ........ Bill
Carol Veazie ........ Hattie
Robert Crosson ........ Ron
Beverly Long ....... Dilly
Judith Ames ....... Carol
Synopsis:
A widow worries about the years ahead. All the children are living far
away, and her house seems increasingly empty and lonely each day. [JB]
Ep 5.16 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: LEAP TO HEAVEN
15-Jan-1957 ABC Tue
Starring:
Bob Richards ....... Bob Richards (Adult)
Hal Stalmaster ....... Bob Richards (Child)
Richard Tyler ....... Bob Richards (Youth)
Synopsis 1:
Story of two-time Olympic champion Bob Richards in Polevaulting (1952-1956).
[RF]
Synopsis 2:
The story of Bob Richards, young football halfback who became famous as an
Olympic pole-vault champion, then moved on to the ministry. [JB]
Ep 5.17 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: DOWRY FOR ILONA
22-Jan-1957 ABC Tue
Starring:
Dan Barton ....... Miklos
Caroline Craig ....... Ilona
Oscar Homolka ....... Jeno
Steven Geray ....... Bela
Synopsis:
A young Hungarian-American couple fall in love and plan to marry. They
announce their intentions to their parents, and immediately a family
rivalry emerges. Both fathers want to present impressive marriage gifts.
[JB]
Ep 5.18 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: THE MAN FROM ST. PAUL
29-Jan-1957 ABC Tue
Producer Warren Lewis
Directed by William Thiele
starring
Paul Picerni ....... Principal John Norton
Synopsis:
Principal John Norton befriends a youngster who is accused of robbery, and
obtains a parole for the boy. He even gets him a job as cashier in the
school lunchroom. When money is stolen from the lunchroom, the boy becomes
the number-one suspect, and Norton again comes to his assistance. [JB]
Ep 5.19 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: ARE TREES PEOPLE?
05-Feb-1957 ABC Tue
Starring:
Ruth Donnelly ....... Ma Dolan
Jean Howell ....... Ann Dolan Malone
Marjorie Bennett ....... Birdie O'Connell
Ed Brophy ....... Moran
Percy Helton ....... Mr. Fuller
Synopsis:
An elderly Irishwoman is living alone in suburban home given to her by her
married daughter. On a trip back to the Bronx to visit old friends, she
discovers three orphan youngsters, and takes them home with her, without
notifying the proper authorities. [JB]
Ep 5.20 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: DECISION FOR A HERO
12-Feb-1957 ABC Tue
starring
Guy Williams
John Ericson
Joan Evans.
Synopsis 1:
Joe Loring, a college football player, doesn't know it, but Dewey Elton,
a fellow student, has been writing letters home saying they are best
friends. When Dewey dies unexpectedly, his parents arrive on campus and
want to talk about him with Joe. [JB]
Ep 5.21 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: THE FRIGHTENED WITNESS
19-Feb-1957 ABC Tue (Network Rerun 28May57)
produced by Don W. Sharpe & Warren Lewis
written by Malvin Wald & Jack Jacobs
story by Mildred Cram
directed by Anton M. Leader
starring
Barbara Billingsley ....... Harriet Kohler
Dan Duryea ....... Joe Kohler
Herbert Rudley ........ Lt. Folson
Harold Stone ........ Craig
Philip Van Zandt ....... Mario
Lewis Charles ....... Hood
Synopsis:
Joe Kohler happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. He witnesses
a mob hit when a car deliberately runs over a pedestrian. When mob
lieutenant Craig tells Joe that he had best keep quiet and even stops home
with him to see his family, Joe gets the point. But Joe doesn't like being
intimidated and goes to the police to tell his story and do the right thing.
[RF]
[--] 26Feb57 2nd rerun of "The Boy Nobody Wanted" (first aired 29May56)
Ep 5.22 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: THE MAN WHO ASKED NO FAVORS
05-Mar-1957 ABC Tue
Starring
Lew Ayers
Synopsis:
During a dry spell, members of a preacher's congregation demand that he
ask the Lord to send them rain. He refuses, which enrages his followers. [JB]
[--] 12Mar57 rerun of "One Day at a Time" (first aired 15Nov55)
Ep 5.23 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: DON MARSHALL'S BRAT
19-Mar-1957 ABC Tue
Producer Warren Lewis
Written by Michael Fessier
Directed by Reginald Le Borg
Director of photography Charles Straumer
Editor Marsh Hendry
starring
Patty McCormack ....... Trudy Marshall
Russell Johnson ....... Don Marshall
Paul Fix
Barbara Eiler
Kenneth MacDonald
William Challee
Francis McDonald
Betty Farrington
Charles Smith
Synopsis:
Young Trudy Marshall is an 11-year old who dreams of ending the feud
between her parents and maternal grandfather. When she saves the life
of an elderly Mexican bandit, the Calaveras Kid, he decides to help her.
[JB]
Ep 5.24 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: THE WIDOW IS WILLING
26-Mar-1957 ABC Tue
Producer Warren Lewis
Teleplay by Dane Lussier
Story by Merle Constiner
Directed by Harry Horner
Director of photography Howard Schwartz
Editor Marsh Hendry
starring
Anne Jeffreys
Robert Sterling
Claire Carleton
Anthony Jochim
Paul Keast
Jean Inness
Dee Carroll
Pat O'Hara
Emmett Vogan
Synopsis:
A widow falls for the charming con who is after her land.
Ep 5.25 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: THE LAST SIGNER
02-Apr-1957 ABC Tue
starring
Kevin McCarthy ....... Frank O'Keefe
Vladimir Sokoloff ....... Jake Bartosh
Barbara Woodell ....... Miss Bronson
Brad Morrow ....... Jerry
Robert Osterloh ....... Sam Houghton
Lisa Montell ....... Frederica
Joe Quinn ....... Policeman
Otto Waldis
Synopsis:
Citizen's of an American town are infuriated when a Czech immigrant
signs his name to one of the historical copies of the Declaration of
Independence. [JB]
[--] 09Apr57 rerun of "The Texas Ranger" (Repeat from 27Sep55)
[--] 16Apr57 rerun of "The Jackie Jenson Story" (Repeat from 17Apr56)
Ep 5.26 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: THE SHARK ON THE MOUNTAIN
23-Apr-1957 ABC Tue
Starring:
Richard Eyer ....... Brian Beck
James Gleason ....... Noah Larkin
Jean Howell ....... Ruth Beck
Ross Elliott ....... Zack Garson
Ted Stanhope ....... Mr. Higby
Henry Kulky ....... Ernie
Synopsis:
Young Brian Beck is addicted to telling tall tales. After he sees a man
killed he tells his best friend Noah, that he is in danger. But the old
man thinks it's another of Brian's stories and ignores the boy's pleas
for help. With the killer getting closer, Brian decides to go after the
criminal himself. [JB]
Ep 5.27 DuPont Cavalcade Theatre: CHICAGO 2-1-2
30-Apr-1957 ABC Tue
30-Apr-1957
Don W. Sharpe-Warren Lewis Production
Screenplay by William P. Rousseau
Directed by Norman Foster
starring
Frank Lovejoy ......... Ed McCook
Roy Thinnes ........... Arsonist
Tomi Thurston ......... Girl
Curley Bradley
Franklyn MacCormack
Clifford Soubier
Fern Parsons
Synopsis:
A caller plays a cat and mouse game with his intended victim when the roles
become reversed.
*Note: This was also an unsold pilot.
[--] 07May57 rerun of "Dowry for Ilona" (Repeat from 22Jan57)
[--] 14May57 rerun of "Once a Hero" (Repeat from 11Dec56)
[--] 21May57 rerun of "Pursuit of a Princess" (Repeat from 04Dec56)
[--] 28May57 rerun of "The Frightened Witness (Repeat from 19Feb57)
[--] 04Jun57 rerun of "The Major of St. Lo" (Repeat from 05Jun56)
(Last show of the series)
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