Cavalcade of America: Season 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Cavalcade of America Season 2.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
The Great Gamble
Oct 12, 1954 · 60 min
A dramatization about Cyrus Field, who after several unsuccessful attempts, realized his dream of laying a cable across the Atlantic from Newfoundland to Ireland. The story of the
The Forge
Oct 26, 1954 · 60 min
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 ch
Moonlight Witness
Nov 2, 1954 · 60 min
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.
The Gentle Conqueror
Nov 9, 1954 · 60 min
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 connect
Mountain Man
Nov 16, 1954 · 60 min
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
American Thanksgiving
Nov 23, 1954 · 60 min
The history of Thanksgiving Day is presented by dramatizations of the holiday as it was in Washington's time and Lincoln's time.
Ordeal in Burma
Nov 30, 1954 · 60 min
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
Night Call
Dec 7, 1954 · 60 min
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 eff
A Medal for Miss Walker
Dec 14, 1954 · 60 min
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 Feder
A Man's Home
Dec 28, 1954 · 60 min
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 unreason
The Marine Who Was 200 Years Old
Jan 4, 1955 · 60 min
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.
A Message from Garcia
Jan 18, 1955 · 60 min
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 Unite
Petticoat Doctor
Jan 25, 1955 · 60 min
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 Inf
Take Off Zero
Feb 1, 1955 · 60 min
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.
Decision for Justice
Feb 15, 1955 · 60 min
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 th
The Hostage
Feb 22, 1955 · 60 min
The heroic activities of Captain Robert Stobo,of the Virginia Militia, who, as a prisoner of the French during the French and Indian War, procured for the British the plans of Fort
That They Might Live
Mar 8, 1955 · 60 min
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 a
Man on the Beat
Mar 15, 1955 · 60 min
Typical incidents in the daily life of a city patrolman are used inexplaining the role of the police force in protecting citizens and maintaining order in the community.
The Ship That Shook the World
Mar 29, 1955 · 60 min
The events leading to the construction of the Monitor, the ironclad ship built by the Federal Government during the Civil War to oppose the Merrimac.
The Gift of Dr. Minot
Apr 12, 1955 · 60 min
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 pernici
How to Raise a Boy
Apr 26, 1955 · 60 min
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 rehabilita
Stay On, Stranger!
May 3, 1955 · 60 min
Tells how Mrs. Alice Lloyd, a forty-year-old Bostonian, started a school in the mountain town of Caney, Kentucky, in 1916 and gradually overcame local opposition to education by s
Sunrise on a Dirty Face
May 10, 1955 · 60 min
Dramatizes the campaign waged by James E. West and Theodore Dreiser to establish the first juvenile court in the District of Columbia. Half a century ago a young attorney named Ja
Six Hours to Deadline
May 24, 1955 · 60 min
A drama about a newspaper editor's reluctant decision to print a story which will bring sorrow to a man whom he deeply respects.
The Palmetto Conspiracy
Jun 7, 1955 · 60 min
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 wa
The Rescue of Dr. Beanes
Jun 21, 1955 · 60 min
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 the national anthem