. "America Calling"@en . "America Calling, sponsored by the Greek War Relief, was broadcast February 8, 1941 on CBS, NBC, independent stations and all of Europe.Jack Benny and Bob Hope were the \"co-masters of ceremonies\" for a show that featured The Merry Macs; Shirley Temple, Charles Laughton, Groucho Marx and Madeleine Carroll in a comedy skit written by Dick Mack (who directed the show); Clark Gable and Merle Oberon in a \"modern romance\" by Robert Riley Crutcher; Frank Morgan singing an \"updated\" Mikado, introduced by Reginald Owen; a visit to the home of the Hardy Family (portrayed by Micky Rooney & Lewis Stone); Benny, Hope and Groucho Marx singing a trio; Ronald Colman inspiringly dramatized \"The Jervis Bay Goes Down,\" a poem by Gene Fowler; and Hope and Benny in a sketch about dating with Mary Martin and Myrna Loy. "@en . . . . . . . . .