WWII - 1944, USA Homefront: Spectacular Rally Opens Red Cross War Fund Drive 01Mar44

WWII - 1944, USA Homefront: Red Cross Spectacular Fundraising Benefit, 01Mar44 (?) Intertitle: Spectacular Rally Opens Red Cross War Fund Drive. 08:42:45 Large Red Cross above globe & members in uniforms w/ flags at Madison Square Garden fund raising rally. MCU Eleanor Roosevelt next to her escort, producer John Golden, in audience. Top shot large audience. 08:42:55 High Angle /HA Thomas E. Dewey speech, SOF: “As we express our will & our purpose thru the work of the Red Cross we demonstrate the spirit thru which we will win the reel victory long after the war is over. Let us, as a people, rise to our opportunity. Let the effort started tonight show show again to all the world that the American people are serving Mankind as always before.” (Applause) 08:43:30 High angle of audience clapping. 08:43:33 Rockettes dance on stage, kicking & chorus line shots. Crowd applauding. Women dressed as Red Cross workers pose. GOOD CHORUS LINE SHOTS OF DANCING. 1940s Madison Square Garden; WW2 USA Homefront;