Cavalcade of America · SEASON 1
Mightier Than the Sword
Episode 13 · 1953-03-18

- Drama
Episode overview
A pre-Revolutionary War drama. The freedom of the press is upheld through the trial and acquittal of John Peter Zenger, a New York newspaper publisher who was imprisoned for printing the truth about corruption of the British administration. Story of John Peter Zenger in the famous trial that established American freedom of the press.
60 minutes
Season 1 episodes
1. Poor Richard1952-10-01
2. All's Well with Lydia1952-10-15
3. The Man Who Took a Chance1952-10-29
4. A Romance to Remember1952-11-12
5. What Hath God Wrought1952-11-26
6. No Greater Love1952-12-10
7. In This Crisis1952-12-24
8. The Arrow and the Bow1953-01-07
9. What Might Have Been1953-01-21
10. New Salem Story1953-02-04
11. A Matter of Honor1953-02-18
12. Experiment at Monticello1953-03-04
13. Mightier Than the Sword1953-03-18
14. The Indomitable Blacksmith1953-04-01
15. The Gingerbread Man1953-04-15
16. Night Strike1953-04-29
17. Slater's Dream1953-05-13
18. The Pirate's Choice1953-05-27
19. John Yankee1953-06-10
20. The Tenderfoot1953-06-24