Cavalcade of America | Season 4 | Episode 9 | Doctor on Wheels | Dan Barton | Marshall Bradford
(1955) A true story of a Saskatchewan farm boy who finished medical school in a wheel chair after he became paralyzed by polio. .
Director: John Meredyth Lucas
Writer: John Meredyth Lucas
Stars: Dan Barton, Marshall Bradford, John Deere
Cavalcade of America is an anthology drama series that was sponsored by the DuPont Company. Cavalcade of America documented historical events using stories of individual courage, initiative and achievement, often with feel-good dramatizations of the human spirit’s triumph against all odds.
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, particularly improvements in the lives of women, often through technological innovation.
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