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- Title
- The Cavalcade of America: "Dear Funnyface"
- Description
- Written by Paul Peters and stars Wendy Barrie and Alfred Drake. Produced by Homer Pickett with music by Don Voorhees. Bud Collyer, announcer. The story of the Seabees, the Navy's Construction Battalion and of a particular Seabee reported missing in action. Special guest is Capt. John Perry of the Seabees.
- Series
- Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
- Subject
- Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; United States Navy Construction Battalion
- Local Identifier
- program_no:346
- Type
- Sound recordings
- Physical Location
- American University Library -- Special Collections
- Collection
- John R. Hickman Collection
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101776
- Title
- The Cavalcade of America: "Defiance of Nature"
- Description
- Features The Cavalcade Players (John McIntyre, Orson Welles, Bill Adams, ray Collins). Music by Harold Levey. Music heard is Levey's "Cavalcade Overtures" and melodies from the Broadway show "Sally". Program dramatizes the building of the Erie Canal and also, The Holland Tunnel.
- Series
- Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
- Subject
- Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Erie Canal (N.Y.); Holland Tunnel (New York, N.Y.)
- Local Identifier
- program_no:11
- Type
- Sound recordings
- Physical Location
- American University Library -- Special Collections
- Collection
- John R. Hickman Collection
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101578
- Title
- The Cavalcade of America: "Diamonds at War"
- Description
- Written by Peter Lyon and stars Charles Coburn. Music by Don Voorhees. Produced by Homer Fickett. Bud Collyer, announcer. A Nazi spy melodrama about the importance of industrial diamonds to the war effort, based on "They Deal in Death", by Robert Terrall.
- Series
- Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
- Subject
- Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Industrial diamonds
- Local Identifier
- program_no:341
- Type
- Sound recordings
- Physical Location
- American University Library -- Special Collections
- Collection
- John R. Hickman Collection
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101777
- Title
- The Cavalcade of America: "Diary of a Saboteur"
- Description
- Written by Peter Lyon and stars Mildred Natwick and Joseph Schildkraut. Feature Bill Johnstone and Kenny Delmar. Produced by Homer Fickett with music by Don Voorhees. Clayton Collyer, announcer. A fictionalized treatment of the machinations of a psychological lab of the Nazis, based on the book "Sabotage" by Sayers and Kahn. Cavalcade actor Ted Jewett comments on the DuPont Wilmington Dye Works winning the Army-Navy "E" award. Also, dye worker Al Brown comments on the award .
- Series
- Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
- Subject
- Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Nazi; Army-Navy "E" Award; Sabotage! (Novel); DuPont Wilmington Dye Works
- Local Identifier
- program_no:320
- Type
- Sound recordings
- Physical Location
- American University Library -- Special Collections
- Collection
- John R. Hickman Collection
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101779
- Title
- The Cavalcade of America: "Diary on a Pig Boat"
- Description
- Written by Stuart Hawkins and stars Edwin Jerome. Features Kenny Delmar. Produced by Homer Fickett with music by Don Voorhees. Clayton Collyer, announcer. The adventure of a submarine and her crew, based on a story by Fredrick Painton. Special guest is a sub commander LTC Willard Saunders, USN, winner of the Navy Cross.
- Series
- Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
- Subject
- Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Submarine; Saunders, Willard Arthur
- Local Identifier
- program_no:313
- Type
- Sound recordings
- Physical Location
- American University Library -- Special Collections
- Collection
- John R. Hickman Collection
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101778
- Title
- The Cavalcade of America: "Direction Home"
- Description
- Written by Russell Hughes and Bernard Feins and stars Thomas Mitchell. Music by Robert Ambruster. Tom Collins, Gayne Whitman, announcers. The story of a young soldier on the home front who finally persuades his prospective father-in-law that war can be fought without a uniform. Program dramatizes the development and use of radar.
- Series
- Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
- Subject
- Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Radar
- Local Identifier
- program_no:456
- Type
- Sound recordings
- Physical Location
- American University Library -- Special Collections
- Collection
- John R. Hickman Collection
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101780
- Title
- The Cavalcade of America: "Doctor in Crinoline"
- Description
- Written by Merrill Dennison and stars Loretta Young. Host--Walter Huston. Features Howard McNear, John McIntire and Jeanette Nolan. Music by Robert Armbruster. Gayne Whitman, anncr. The story of Elizabeth Blackwell, first American woman doctor.
- Series
- Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
- Subject
- Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Blackwell, Elizabeth, 1821-1910
- Local Identifier
- program_no:414
- Type
- Sound recordings
- Physical Location
- American University Library -- Special Collections
- Collection
- John R. Hickman Collection
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101781
- Title
- The Cavalcade of America: "Doctora In Mexico"
- Description
- Written by Arthur Arent and stars Irene Dunne. Music by Robert Armbruster. Gayne Whitman, Frank Graham, anncrs. The story of Dr. Katherine Neel Dale and her medical missionary work among impoverished Mexican peasants.
- Series
- Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
- Subject
- Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Dale, Katherine Neel, 1872-1941
- Local Identifier
- program_no:431
- Type
- Sound recordings
- Physical Location
- American University Library -- Special Collections
- Collection
- John R. Hickman Collection
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101782
- Title
- The Cavalcade of America: "Dolly Madison"
- Description
- Features the Cavalcade Players inc. Agnes Moorehead, Bill Adams, Ray Collins, Kenny Delmar, Karl Swenson. Music by Donald Voorhees. Thomas Chalmers, Basil Ruysdael, anncrs. Highlights in the life of Dolley Madison. As an overture, Voorhees offers "A New Moon, An Old Serenade."
- Series
- Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
- Subject
- Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Madison, Dolley, 1768-1849
- Local Identifier
- program_no:166
- Type
- Sound recordings
- Physical Location
- American University Library -- Special Collections
- Collection
- John R. Hickman Collection
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101663
- Title
- The Cavalcade of America: Donald Vorhees Own Program
- Description
- Cavalcade of Music summer series. Music by Conrad Thibault and Donald Voorhees and Cavalcade Orch. Dwight Weist, anncr. Voorhees own program. 1- "Whispering" - Orch 2- "Vision Fugitive" - Thibault 3- "Capricio Espangole" - Orch 4- "Japanese Sandman" - Orch 5- "Standing In The Need of Prayer" - Thibault 6- "Louisiana Hayride" - Orch
- Series
- Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
- Subject
- Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Voorhees, Donald, 1903-1989
- Local Identifier
- program_no:101
- Type
- Sound recordings
- Physical Location
- American University Library -- Special Collections
- Collection
- John R. Hickman Collection
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101618
- Title
- The Cavalcade of America: "Double Play"
- Description
- Written by Isabel Leighton and co-stars Brian Donlevy and Kent Smith. Produced by Homer Fickett with music by Robert Armbruster. Gayne Whitman, James Bannon, announcers. The story of two brothers, in love with the same girl, and how they double-played a Japanese ship out of existence.
- Series
- Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
- Subject
- Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music
- Local Identifier
- program_no:347
- Type
- Sound recordings
- Physical Location
- American University Library -- Special Collections
- Collection
- John R. Hickman Collection
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101783
- Title
- The Cavalcade of America: "Doughnut Girl"
- Description
- Written by Edith Sommer and stars Lana Turner. Host--Walter Huston. Features John McIntire. Produced by Homer Fickett with music by Robert Armbruster. Gayne Whitman, anncr. The story of a recreation worker with the Red Cross in New Guinea.
- Series
- Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
- Subject
- Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Red Cross. New Guinea
- Local Identifier
- program_no:412
- Type
- Sound recordings
- Physical Location
- American University Library -- Special Collections
- Collection
- John R. Hickman Collection
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101784
- Title
- The Cavalcade of America: "Down to the Sea"
- Description
- Written by Robert Tallman and stars William Johnstone. Features Aagnes Moorehead, John McIntire, Karl Swenson, Kenny Delmar, Ray Collins. Produced and directed by Homer Fickett with music by Donald Voorhees. Richard Stark, Bud Collyer, announcers. The story of author Herman Melville.
- Series
- Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
- Subject
- Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Melville, Herman, 1819-1891
- Local Identifier
- program_no:219
- Type
- Sound recordings
- Physical Location
- American University Library -- Special Collections
- Collection
- John R. Hickman Collection
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101714
- Title
- The Cavalcade of America: "Dr. Franklin Goes to Court"
- Description
- Written by Eric Barnouw and stars John McIntyre. Produced by Homer Fickett with music by Donald Voorhees. Features Ray Collins, Karl Swenson, Sara Fussel, George Coulouris, Elliot Reed, Kenny Delmar. Bud Collyer, Bill Spargo, anncrs. The strategist diplomat wins the French court minus wig and sword and carries home the treaties that ultimately resulted in the independence of the USA.
- Series
- Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
- Subject
- Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
- Local Identifier
- program_no:200
- Type
- Sound recordings
- Physical Location
- American University Library -- Special Collections
- Collection
- John R. Hickman Collection
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101696
- Title
- The Cavalcade of America: "Dr. John Gorrie"
- Description
- Features the Cavalcade players (inc. Bill Johnstone, Bill Adams, Ray Collins, Karl Swenson). Music by Donald Voorhees. As an overture, Voorhees offers "When You're Away." The story of the perfection of the 1st ice-making machine.
- Series
- Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
- Subject
- Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music ||Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery; Air conditioning; Gorrie, John, 1803-1855
- Local Identifier
- program_no:139
- Type
- Sound recordings
- Physical Location
- American University Library -- Special Collections
- Collection
- John R. Hickman Collection
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101637
- Title
- The Cavalcade of America: "Dr.Franklin Takes it Easy"
- Description
- Written by Eric Barnouw and stars John McIntire. Features Sara Fussel and Karl Swenson. Produced by Homer Fickett with music by Donald Voorhees. William Spargo, Clayton Collyer, announcers. The story of how Benjamin Franklin's amazing inventive genius was coupled with a new concept of freedom to be won for the human spirit--freedom from drudgery, discomfort and want--through intelligence.
- Series
- Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
- Subject
- Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
- Local Identifier
- program_no:211
- Type
- Sound recordings
- Physical Location
- American University Library -- Special Collections
- Collection
- John R. Hickman Collection
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101706
- Title
- The Cavalcade of America: "Drums Along The Mohawk"
- Description
- Written by Howard Teichman and stars Henry Fonda. Features John McIntyre, Bill Johnstone, Karl Swenson, Kenny Delmar and Jeanette Nolan. Produced by Homer Fickett with music by Don Voorhees. Clayton Collyer, anncr. Program dramatizes life in the Mohawk Valley. Based on recent book and film of the same title.
- Series
- Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
- Subject
- Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Mohawk River Valley (N.Y.)
- Local Identifier
- program_no:252
- Type
- Sound recordings
- Physical Location
- American University Library -- Special Collections
- Collection
- John R. Hickman Collection
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101785
- Title
- The Cavalcade of America: "Eagle to Britain"
- Description
- Written by Milton Geiger and Peter Lyon and stars Kenny Delmar. Produced by Homer Fickett with music by Don Voorhees. Clayton Collyer, announcer. A story of the Ferry Command, which guides thousands of miles across the ocean.
- Series
- Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
- Subject
- Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music
- Local Identifier
- program_no:297
- Type
- Sound recordings
- Physical Location
- American University Library -- Special Collections
- Collection
- John R. Hickman Collection
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101786
- Title
- The Cavalcade of America: "Edgar Allen Poe"
- Description
- Written by Norman Rosten and stars Karl Swenson. Features Terita Bauer, Ray Collins, John McIntire, Bill Johnstone, Ed Jerome, Agnes Moorehead, Jeanette Nolan. Produced by Homer Fickett with music by Donald Voorhees. William Spargo, Bud Collyer, announcers. Highlights from the life of the great American writer.
- Series
- Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
- Subject
- Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849
- Local Identifier
- program_no:215
- Type
- Sound recordings
- Physical Location
- American University Library -- Special Collections
- Collection
- John R. Hickman Collection
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101710
- Title
- The Cavalcade of America: "Edward Bok"
- Description
- Gabriel Hatter, host. Thomas Chalmers, narrator. Features the Cavalcade Players (Karl Swenson, Bill Johnstone, Kenny Delmar, others). Donald Voorhees and His Orchestra. As an overture, Voorhees plays "September Song." This is the story of the great humanitarian and publisher of the Ladies Home Journal.
- Series
- Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
- Subject
- Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Bok, Edward William, 1863-1930; Ladies Home Journal
- Local Identifier
- program_no:147
- Type
- Sound recordings
- Physical Location
- American University Library -- Special Collections
- Collection
- John R. Hickman Collection
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101645