Cavalcade of America

The Gingerbread Man

Directed by Robert Stevenson
S1 • E15    Apr 14, 1953    60m
A true story about Christopher Ludwick, the baker, who came to America in 1776 from Germany. He made a most unusual gingerbread man which later became famous in America. He lived with his wife in Philadelphia.

A comedy-drama about an elderly German baker who persuades 123 Hessian soldiers to desert the British Army during the American Revolution.

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Cast of The Gingerbread Man

  • John HamiltonColonel Norton
  • John WengrafGerman Colonel
  • Robert StevensonDirector
  • Robert StevensonWriter

 

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