Cavalcade of America

Season 5

27 episodes · Sep 18, 1956

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  • S5E1

    Monument to a Young Man

    Sep 18, 195660m

    A Los Angeles police detective, school principal, and star athlete try to help a juvenile delinquent.

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  • S5E2

    A Bed of Roses

    Sep 25, 195660m

    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.

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  • S5E3

    The People and General Glancy

    Oct 9, 195660m

    The small community of Duluth, Ga., is desperately in need of a hospital, but refuses to accept a wealthy industrialist's check.

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  • S5E4

    Wild April

    Oct 16, 195560m

    Portrays events in the later life of Johnny Appleseed, showing his influence on the pioneers who lived in a small community in the Ohio River Valley.

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  • S5E5

    The Hobo Kid

    Oct 23, 195660m

    A truant-officer tracks down a kid who's not in school because he's watching his father drink himself to death.

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  • S5E6

    Date With a Stranger

    Oct 30, 195660m

    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.

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  • S5E7

    Innocent Bystander

    Nov 13, 195660m

    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.

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  • S5E8

    Woman's Work

    Nov 20, 195660m

    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.

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  • S5E9

    Return of Bombardier

    Nov 27, 195660m

    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.

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  • S5E10

    Pursuit of a Princess

    Dec 4, 195660m

    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.

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  • S5E11

    Once a Hero

    Dec 11, 195660m

    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.

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  • S5E12

    The Blessed Midnight

    Dec 18, 195660m

    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.

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  • S5E13

    Three Young Kings

    Dec 25, 195660m

    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.

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  • S5E14

    The Two Worlds of Nicolo

    Jan 1, 195760m

    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.

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  • S5E15

    The House of Empty Rooms

    Jan 8, 195760m

    A widow worries about the years ahead. All the children are living far away, and her house seems increasingly empty and lonely each day.

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  • S5E16

    Leap to Heaven

    Jan 15, 195760m

    Story of two-time Olympic champion Bob Richards in Polevaulting (1952-1956), who started off as a young football halfback, then after winning Olympic medals moving on to the ministry.

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  • S5E17

    Dowry for Ilona

    Jan 22, 195760m

    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.

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  • S5E18

    The Man from St. Paul

    Jan 29, 195760m

    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.

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  • S5E19

    Are Trees People?

    Feb 5, 195760m

    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.

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  • S5E20

    Decision for a Hero

    Feb 12, 195760m

    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.

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  • S5E21

    The Frightened Witness

    Feb 19, 195760m

    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.

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  • S5E22

    The Man Who Asked No Favors

    Mar 5, 195760m

    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.

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  • S5E23

    Don Marshall's Brat

    Mar 19, 195760m

    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.

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  • S5E24

    The Widow is Willing

    Mar 26, 195760m

    After an attempted takeover of her ranch the widow is smitten by her hostile opponent.

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  • S5E25

    The Last Signer

    Apr 2, 195760m

    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.

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  • S5E26

    The Shark on the Mountain

    Apr 23, 195760m

    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.

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  • S5E27

    Chicago 2-1-2

    Apr 30, 195725m

    A caller plays a cat and mouse game with his intended victim when the roles become reversed.

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