The Hated Hero of 1776
"Cavalcade of America" radio program. Originally broadcast September 27, 1943. A radio play about Thomas Paine and Common Sense.
Cavalcade of America
Cavalcade of America is an anthology drama series about historical events using stories of individual courage, initiative and achievement, that was sponsored by the DuPont Company. It was initially broadcast on radio from 1935 to 1953.
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.
The show started as part of a successful campaign to reinvigorate DuPont. In the early 1930s, the Nye Committee investigations concluded that DuPont had made a fortune profiteering in World War I. The negative effects of the investigation left the company demoralized, directionless and with a tarnished corporate image in the middle of the Great Depression.
According to DuPont public relations executives, the goal was not to directly sell their products, but rather to explain the company's goals and foster the confidence, respect and goodwill of the public. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavalcade_of_America
Benjamin Franklin
"Cavalcade of America" radio program. Originally broadcast May 18, 1938. A radio play about the life of Benjamin Franklin.
A Continental Uniform
"Cavalcade of America" radio program. Originally broadcast April 30, 1942. A radio play about the treachery of Benedict Arnold.
Enoch Crosby, The Spy
"Cavalcade of America" radio program. Originally broadcast February 27, 1940. A radio play about the Enoch Crosby, an American spy in the Revolution. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enoch_Crosby
Strike a Blow For Liberty
"Cavalcade of America" radio program. Originally broadcast November 1, 1949. A radio play about a reluctant apprentice that joins the Patriot cause. Based on the novel, "Thomas Forty," by Edward Stanley.
What Price Freedom
"Cavalcade of America" radio program. Originally broadcast June 26, 1944. A radio play about Robert Morris, financier of the American Revolution.
The First Commando Francis Marion
"Cavalcade of America" radio program. Originally broadcast April 10, 1944. A fanciful telling of the Swamp Fox's strategy by a ghost to WWII soldiers in training.
Captain Jones
"Cavalcade of America" radio program. Originally broadcast October 27, 1941, in honor of the US Navy's 166th birthday. A story of Captain John Paul Jones.
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