Cavalcade of America The Hobo Kid (Season 5, Episode 5)
Not Rated
TV Episode | 30 min | Drama

Cavalcade of America

The Hobo Kid (Season 5, Episode 5)

Not Rated

TV Episode | 30 min | Drama

The story of the daughter of migratory farm workers. Her parents don't believe in "schooling", so Billie has to fight stubbornly to get her education.

Director

George Archainbaud

Writers

A.I. Bezzerides (screenplay by) | Billie Davis (from an article by) | William Koenig (story supervision) | Richard M. Bluel (story supervision) (as Richard Bluel)

Producer

Warren Lewis (producer)

Cinematographer

George E. Diskant (director of photography)

Editor

Roland Gross (edited by)

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 23, 1956

Release date

Oct 23, 1956 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award.

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Cast	+ Add Cast
12 cast members

Name	Known for
Reba Waters Billie age 8 Billie age 8 See fewer	One Step Beyond (1959)
Carolyn Craig Billie age 17 (as Caroline Craig) Billie age 17 (as Caroline Craig) See fewer	House on Haunted Hill (1959)
Robert Foulk Pa Roberts Pa Roberts See fewer	The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Adrienne Marden Ma Roberts Ma Roberts See fewer	Matinee Theatre (1955)
Penny Carpenter Vi age 7 Vi age 7 See fewer	Cavalcade of America (1952)
Melinda Casey Vi age 11 (as Melinda Plowman) Vi age 11 (as Melinda Plowman) See fewer	The Outer Limits (1963)
Sarah Selby Miss Collins Miss Collins See fewer	Tower of London (1962)
Richard H. Cutting Sheriff (as Richard Cutting) Sheriff (as Richard Cutting) See fewer	South Pacific (1958)
Louise Lorimer Miss Seeds Miss Seeds See fewer	Flying Cadets (1941)
Harlan Warde Mr. Estes Mr. Estes See fewer	The Monster That Challenged the World (1957)
Arthur Space Mr. Garey Mr. Garey See fewer	The Big Noise (1944)
Franklyn Farnum Teacher (uncredited) Teacher (uncredited) See fewer	Sunset Boulevard (1950)