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Starring Dean Jagger on the Cavalcade of America, sponsored by DuPont, makers of better things for better living through chemistry. Tonight Cavalcade brings you a story of the men of the merchant marine. Those men who without benefit of glamour or acclaim go quietly about the business of sailing cargo ships across the seas. Our play Torpedo Lane was written by Stuart Hawkins. It is late afternoon. In a building near the New York waterfront, a dozen men are waiting in the lar…

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In Torpedo Lane, the scene is set in a large shipping hall near the New York waterfront, where a group of men, dressed in a mix of casual and formal attire, await their assignments in the merchant marine. Among them is Slim Dugan, a fresh recruit who has just completed his training and is eager to embark on his maritime journey. The atmosphere is filled with camaraderie as the men joke and tease each other, revealing their personalities and the bonds formed through shared experiences.

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  • Audio from Internet Archive (OTRR_Cavalcade_of_America_Singles). Curated by OTRR. Goldie does not claim ownership of this broadcast.
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Cavalcade of America, Episode 304

Torpedo Lane

Monday, November 9, 1942 · 29:38

Cavalcade of America, Episode 304

Torpedo Lane

Monday, November 9, 1942 · 29:38

Summary

In Torpedo Lane, men of the merchant marine gather in a shipping hall, awaiting assignments while dealing with the realities of their perilous profession. The stakes rise as they confront the dangers of war at sea and the emotional toll it takes on them and their families.

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  • 1942 — Battle of Stalingrad: German forces of the 6th Army under general Friedrich Paulus reach the river bank of the Volga, capturing 90% of the ruined city of Stalingrad and splitting the remaining Soviet forces into two narrow pockets.
  • 1942 — World War II: French Resistance coup in Algiers, in which 400 civilian French patriots neutralize Vichyist XIXth Army Corps after 15 hours of fighting, and arrest several Vichyist generals, allowing the immediate success of Operation Torch in Algiers.
  • 1942 — World War II: Germany invades Vichy France following French Admiral François Darlan's agreement to an armistice with the Allies in North Africa.
  • 1942 — The Turkish parliament passes the Varlık Vergisi, a capital tax mostly levied on non-Muslim citizens with the unofficial aim to inflict financial ruin on them and end their prominence in the country's economy.

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