Cavalcade of America
Season 2 Episode 16 - Man of Glass
Dramatizes the life of Henry William Stiegel, who came to America from Germany and rose from a worker in an iron foundry to be head of a large glass factory. Describes Stiegel's realization, following his financial ruin, that material success did not make him superior to other men, but that his greatness lay in the beauty of the glassware which he created. He built a church and received as rent, one red rose.
Episodes in Season 2
Sam and the Whale
60 min
The Stolen General
60 min
Breakfast at Nancy's
60 min
Sunset at Appomattox
60 min
And to Fame Unknown
60 min
A Time to Grow
60 min
Tiger's Tail
60 min
The Last Will of Daniel Webster
60 min
Major Pauline
60 min
Betrayal
60 min
Riders of the Pony Express
60 min
One Nation Indivisible
60 min
Mr. Peale's Dinosaur
60 min
G for Goldberger
60 min
Smyrna Incident
60 min
Man of Glass
60 min
The Plume of Honor
60 min
Margin of Victory
60 min
The Absent Host
60 min
Duel at the OK Corral
60 min
The Splendid Dream
60 min
Young Andy Jackson
60 min
Escape
60 min
Riddle of the Seas
60 min
Crazy Judah
60 min
A Strange Journey
60 min
The Paper Sword
60 min
Saturday Story
60 min
Spindletop
60 min
Moonlight School
60 min
Cat With Crimson Eyes
60 min
The Skipper's Lady
60 min
Courage in Connecticut
60 min