Cavalcade of America
Season 2 Episode 29 - Spindletop
3.5 ?
1952
Drama
Dramatized incidents tell the story of the efforts of Captain Anthony Lucas, an Austrian mining engineer, to prove his theory regarding the feasibility of drilling for oil in the salt-dome formations of the Beaumont area. Describes the equipment and methods which he used in drilling, his unsuccessful attempts, and his ultimate success when the first big gusher in the Southwest came in at Spindletop, Texas.
Episodes in Season 2
1
Sam and the Whale
60 min
2
The Stolen General
60 min
3
Breakfast at Nancy's
60 min
4
Sunset at Appomattox
60 min
5
And to Fame Unknown
60 min
6
A Time to Grow
60 min
7
Tiger's Tail
60 min
8
The Last Will of Daniel Webster
60 min
9
Major Pauline
60 min
10
Betrayal
60 min
11
Riders of the Pony Express
60 min
12
One Nation Indivisible
60 min
13
Mr. Peale's Dinosaur
60 min
14
G for Goldberger
60 min
15
Smyrna Incident
60 min
16
Man of Glass
60 min
17
The Plume of Honor
60 min
18
Margin of Victory
60 min
19
The Absent Host
60 min
20
Duel at the OK Corral
60 min
21
The Splendid Dream
60 min
22
Young Andy Jackson
60 min
23
Escape
60 min
24
Riddle of the Seas
60 min
25
Crazy Judah
60 min
26
A Strange Journey
60 min
27
The Paper Sword
60 min
28
Saturday Story
60 min
29
Spindletop
60 min
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Moonlight School
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Cat With Crimson Eyes
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The Skipper's Lady
60 min
33
Courage in Connecticut
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