Cavalcade of America | Season 5 | Episode 10 | Pursuit of a Princess | Brian Aherne | Florenz Ames

(1956) Brian Aherne, Fred Clark. Two collectors of historical American carvings compete to find the rarest and most valuable works. Their rivalry reaches its peak when both are given the opportunity to obtain the works of Samuel Clayton, the famous maker of cigar Indian sculpture. .

Director: William A. Seiter
Writers: László Görög (screenplay), George Loveridge (story)
Stars: Brian Aherne, Florenz Ames, Oliver Blake

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.