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The DeFont Company of Wilmington, Delaware, makers of Better Things for Better Living through chemistry, presents the Cavalcade of America. Tonight, our star is the well-known Hollywood actor Robert Taylor, who has currently starred with Deborah Carr with a cast of thousands in the MGM Technicolor production of The Cavalcade. Now, Robert Taylor is the prisoner of Castle Foster. This is prison music, made deep in the light, for solace against walls and the ticking clock. The…

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The Prisoner of Castle Thunder immerses listeners in the harrowing experience of Spencer Kellogg Brown, a prisoner in a Confederate military prison during the Civil War. The story opens with Spencer's melancholic reflections as he converses with the chaplain, revealing his troubled past and the events that have led him to this moment. The narrative is steeped in the atmosphere of September 1863, a time when the war's toll weighs heavily on the characters.

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Cavalcade of America, Episode 744

The Prisoner of Castle Thunder

Tuesday, May 13, 1952 · 25:31

Cavalcade of America, Episode 744

The Prisoner of Castle Thunder

Tuesday, May 13, 1952 · 25:31

Summary

In The Prisoner of Castle Thunder, a Confederate military prison holds Spencer Kellogg Brown, who reflects on his tumultuous past and the events that led him to this moment during the Civil War. As he confronts his fate, he grapples with themes of identity and the consequences of his actions.

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