NaN/100 votes#1 - Monument to a Young Man
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/1956
A Los Angeles police detective, school principal, and star athlete try to help a juvenile delinquent.
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#2 - A Bed of Roses
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/1956
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.
Director: John Meredyth Lucas
Writer: N/A
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#3 - The People and General Glancy
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/1956
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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#4 - Wild April
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/1955
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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#5 - The Hobo Kid
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/1956
A truant-officer tracks down a kid who's not in school because he's watching his father drink himself to death.
Director: N/A
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#6 - Date With a Stranger
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/1956
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.
Director: N/A
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#7 - Innocent Bystander
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/1956
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.
Director: László Benedek
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1014 votes
#8 - Woman's Work
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/1956
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.
Director: William A. Seiter
Writer: N/A
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#9 - Return of Bombardier
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/27/1956
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.
Director: N/A
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#10 - Pursuit of a Princess
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 12/4/1956
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.
Director: William A. Seiter
Writer: N/A
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#11 - Once a Hero
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 12/11/1956
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.
Director: Lee Sholem
Writer: N/A
- 6.5/1051 votes
#12 - The Blessed Midnight
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 12/18/1956
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.
Director: N/A
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#13 - Three Young Kings
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 12/25/1956
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.
Director: N/A
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#14 - The Two Worlds of Nicolo
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 1/1/1957
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#15 - The House of Empty Rooms
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 1/8/1957
A widow worries about the years ahead. All the children are living far away, and her house seems increasingly empty and lonely each day.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#16 - Leap to Heaven
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 1/15/1957
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.
Director: Alvin Ganzer
Writer: N/A
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#17 - Dowry for Ilona
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 1/22/1957
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.
Director: László Benedek
Writer: N/A
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#18 - The Man from St. Paul
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 1/29/1957
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#19 - Are Trees People?
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 2/5/1957
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.
Director: N/A
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#20 - Decision for a Hero
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 2/12/1957
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/1021 votes
#21 - The Frightened Witness
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 2/19/1957
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.
Director: Anton Leader
Writer: Malvin Wald
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#22 - The Man Who Asked No Favors
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 3/5/1957
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/1023 votes
#23 - Don Marshall's Brat
Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 3/19/1957
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.
Director: Reginald Le Borg
Writer: N/A
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#24 - The Widow is Willing
Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 3/26/1957
After an attempted takeover of her ranch the widow is smitten by her hostile opponent.
Director: Harry Horner
Writer: N/A
- 5.8/108 votes
#25 - The Last Signer
Season 5 Episode 25 - Aired 4/2/1957
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.
Director: George Archainbaud
Writer: Frederick Brady
The Best Episodes of Cavalcade of America Season 5
Every episode of Cavalcade of America Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Cavalcade of America Season 5!
Cavalcade of America is an anthology drama series that was sponsored by the DuPont Company, although it occasionally presented a musical, such as an adaptation...
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Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Monument to a Young Man" is the best rated episode of "Cavalcade of America" season 5. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/18/1956. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "A Bed of Roses".
