Cavalcade of America | Season 5 | Episode 16 | Leap to Heaven | Bob Richards | Louise Arthur
(1957) The story of Bob Richards, young football halfback who became famous as an Olympic pole-vault champion, then moved on to the ministry. .
Director: Alvin Ganzer
Writer: Frederick Brady (teleplay)
Stars: Louise Arthur, Gloria Castillo, Donna Corcoran
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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