Cavalcade of America - Season 2 Episode 7 Tiger's Tail
Becoming aware of corruption in politics in New York, Thomas Nast, known for his drawings of Santa Claus, initiates a series of cartoons in which Boss Tweed is symbolized as a snarling tiger. In spite of threats and slander the cartoonist continues his work and inflames the public to the overthrow of the corrupt Tweed political machine. Time: 1870's.
Keyword : anthology
Episode
Sam and the Whale
The Stolen General
Breakfast at Nancy's
Sunset at Appomattox
And to Fame Unknown
A Time to Grow
Tiger's Tail
The Last Will of Daniel Webster
Major Pauline
Betrayal
Riders of the Pony Express
One Nation Indivisible
Mr. Peale's Dinosaur
G for Goldberger
Smyrna Incident
Man of Glass
The Plume of Honor
Margin of Victory
The Absent Host
Duel at the OK Corral
The Splendid Dream
Young Andy Jackson
Escape
Riddle of the Seas
Crazy Judah
A Strange Journey
The Paper Sword
Saturday Story
Spindletop
Moonlight School
Cat With Crimson Eyes
The Skipper's Lady
Courage in Connecticut