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Starring Paul Lucas in Passport to Freedom on the DuPont Cavalcade of America. From the Pony Express to the jet-propelled plane. America means skyscrapers and haylofts, home sweet home and the Basin Street blues. The glare of a blast furnace against the midnight sky. A land where freedom is not just a word stamped on a coin. America is you and everyone you know. In just a moment the DuPont Company maker of better things for better living through chemistry brings you Paul Luc…

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Synopsis

In Passport to Freedom, the story begins in a Middle European country where Martin Schlezand stands before a visa examiner, cap in hand, pleading for permission to travel to America. His sister, who has lived in the United States for eighteen years, has recently lost her husband and is in dire need of help. Martin's request is met with skepticism as the examiner points out his family's previous civil offenses against the state, highlighting the oppressive atmosphere that surrounds them.

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Cavalcade of America, Episode 486

Passport to Freedom

Monday, August 26, 1946 · 29:34

Cavalcade of America, Episode 486

Passport to Freedom

Monday, August 26, 1946 · 29:34

Summary

In Passport to Freedom, Martin Schlezand seeks a visa to America to help his sister in distress after the loss of her husband. He faces bureaucratic challenges and the oppressive atmosphere of his home country.

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