Answer the Call (1953)

US · March 1, 1953

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Directed by: John Peyser

Written by: Harold Flender

"Answer the Call" was a television special broadcast in 1953 by CBS and NBC to launch the American Red Cross annual fund drive. The program was hosted by Edward R. Murrow and featured performances by various artists, including Frank Sinatra, Ethel Merman, and Danny Kaye, as well as an appeal by President Dwight Eisenhower. The show aimed to raise funds for the Red Cross, which provides humanitarian aid and disaster relief services across the United States.