Cavalcade of America | Season 5 | Episode 20 | Decision for a Hero | Wade Cagle | Patrick Clement
(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: Laslo Benedek
Writers: William E. Barrett (story), Gabrielle Upton (teleplay)
Stars: Wade Cagle, Patrick Clement, Hooper Dunbar
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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