“A Chain of Hearts,” 1955 November 1
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The true story of merchant seaman John Staniszewski and his wife Dolly, and their efforts to gain citizenship in the United States. Episode includes DuPont Cavalcade promotion.

Director: Laslo Benedek
Writer: Frederic Brady (screenplay)
Producer: Warren Lewis
Cast: Charles Bronson, Joyce McCluskey, Robert Burton
Episode: 117

“The Boy Who Walked to America,” 1955 January 3
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A Korean War orphan who learned of America's wealth from magazines around the Korean Army bases is determined to share in it, even if it means walking all the way to America. DuPont Cavalcade Theater. Includes DuPont promotions for textile research lab.

Director: Laslo Benedek
Writer: Frederic Brady (screenplay)
Producer: Warren Lewis
Cast: Danny Chang, Hugh Beaumont, John Dennis, John Stephenson
Episode: 126

“The Prison Within,” 1955 January 17
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The strange case of Mary Fletcher, a convicted forger, to whom parole officer Edith Carlson gives sympathetic help to free the girl not only from prison but from the mental turmoil that led her to break her parole. DuPont Cavalcade Theater. Includes DuPont promotions for plastic ware.

Director: John Meredyth Lucas
Writer: John Meredyth Lucas (screenplay); David Dressler (story)
Producer: Warren Lewis
Cast: Edward Platt, Gloria Talbott, Claire Carleton, Mark Damon
Episode: 128

“A Life to Live By,” 1956 March 20
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A California schoolboy who, in spite of the knowledge that he has an incurable and fatal kidney disease, goes on to marry and live a happy, fruitful life before death overtakes him. DuPont Cavalcade Theater; DuPont promotion.

Director: Wm. A. Seiter
Writer: Laszlo Gorog from an article by Melvin Durslag
Producer: Warren Lewis
Cast: John Ericson and Sally Fraser
Episode: 137

“Diplomatic Outpost,” 1956 May 1
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A young Vice-Consul on his first foreign assignment finds himself put to the test. DuPont Cavalcade Theater; DuPont promotion for gardening product.

Director: Reginald LeBorg
Writer: John R. Roberts (screenplay and story)
Producer: Warren Lewis
Cast: John Hudson, Cynthia Stone, Willis Bouchey, Richard Loo
Episode: 143

“Danger on Clover Ridge,” 1956 May 8
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A forest ranger works to clear the name of an eccentric guide who is suspected of robbery, attempted murder, and arson. DuPont Cavalcade Theater; DuPont promotion for weed killer.

Director: Lewis R. Foster
Writer: Al C. Ward
Cast: Robert Horton, Harry Shannon, Gordon Mills, Jean Howell, Ray Teal
Episode: 144

“The Hobo Kid,” 1956 October 23
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The daughter of an itinerant peddler in town after town, Billie strives to get an education despite her parents' protest. DuPont Cavalcade Theater. Includes DuPont promotions for furniture.

Director: George Archainbaud
Writer: A.I. Bezzerides (screenplay); Billie Davis (story and article)
Producer: Warren Lewis
Cast: Reba Waters, Caroline Craig, Robert Foulk, Adrienne Marden, Sarah Selby
Episode: 166

“Woman's Work,” 1956 November 20
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A comedy about a terrible-tempered old man and the slip of a girl who cuts him down to size and makes him like it. DuPont Theatre. Includes DuPont promotion for tires and silverware.

Director: William A. Seiter
Writer: John D. Weaver (story and screenplay)
Cast: James Best, Jane Darwell, Walter Brennan, Mary Murphy
Episode: 169

“A Leap to Heaven,” 1957 January 15
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The story of Bob Richards, the famed “pole-vaulting priest,” and how, through the mentorship of Reverend Merlin Garber, he becomes a world famous United States Olympic athlete. DuPont Theatre; DuPont promotion ad.

Director: Alvin Ganzer
Writer: Frederic Brady (screenplay)
Producer: Warren Lewis
Cast: Bob Richards, James McCallion, Gloria Castillo
Episode: 177

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“Dowry for Ilona,” 1957 January 22
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A cheap violin, the bombastic head of a Hungarian American household, and a love affair combine to make this delightful story. DuPont Theater; includes DuPont education program promotions.

Director: Laslo Benedek
Writer: Al Martin and Laszlo Gorog (screenplay); Al Martin (story)
Cast: Oscar Homolka, Steven Geray, Dan Barton, Carolyn Craig, Lisa Golm
Episode: 178