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Black Rust

Description

Mark Carleton traveled across the globe looking for a type of wheat that could survive the 'Black Rust' disease. This disease was destroying America's wheat farms in the early 1900s. His mission was to find a wheat variety strong enough to fight off this harmful fungus and save the country's farming industry.

Cavalcade of America is an anthology drama series that was sponsored by the DuPont Company, although it occasionally presented musicals, such as an adaptation of Show Boat, and condensed biographies of popular composers. It was initially broadcast on radio from 1935 to 1953, and on television from 1952 to 1957. Originally on CBS Radio, the series pioneered the use of anthology drama for company audio advertising. The series moved to the NBC Red Network, NBC Blue network, and NBC Radio Network.

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Sound Recordings

Sound Recording A29m10s

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Cast & Crew

R

Richard Stark

Announcer

Agnes Moorehead

A

Ann Starrett

Cast

commercial spokesman

E

Edwin 'Ed' Jerome

doubles

Stefan Schnabel

William Johnstone

H

Homer Fickett

Director

Donald Voorhees

Wed Mar 12 1941 Wed Mar 12

Cavalcade of America

Documents

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