Dearest Enemy
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1955-11-26
This live TV adaptation of the Broadway musical "Dearest Enemy" from 1925 is based on an American Revolutionary War incident in September 1776 when Mary Lindley Murray, under orders from General George Washington, detained General William Howe and his British troops by serving them cake, wine and conversation in her Kips Bay, Manhattan home long enough for some 4,000 American soldiers, fleeing their loss in the Battle of Brooklyn, to reassemble in Washington Heights and join reinforcements to make a successful counterattack.
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This live TV adaptation of the Broadway musical "Dearest Enemy" from 1925 is based on an American Revolutionary War incident in September 1776 when Mary Lindley Murray, under orders from General George Washington, detained General William Howe and his British troops by serving them cake, wine and conversation in her Kips Bay, Manhattan home long enough for some 4,000 American soldiers, fleeing their loss in the Battle of Brooklyn, to reassemble in Washington Heights and join reinforcements to make a successful counterattack.
Released
1955-11-26
Runtime
77
Director
Max Liebman
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Genres
Music
War
TV Movie
Language
English
Production
NBC Studios
Casts
Anne Jeffreys
Anne Jeffreys
Robert Sterling
Robert Sterling
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Cyril Ritchard
Cyril Ritchard
Donald Burr
Donald BurrDonn Driver
Donn DriverLelia Martin
Lelia MartinWynne Miller
Wynne MillerElaine Spaulding
Elaine SpauldingGreta Gray
Greta GrayByron Halstead
Byron HalsteadLewis Brooks
Lewis BrooksEvan Wright
Evan Wright