Dearest Enemy (1955)
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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Anne JeffreysBetsy Winthrop
Robert SterlingJohn Copeland
Cornelia Otis SkinnerMrs. Murray
Cyril RitchardGen. HoweDonald BurrCornwallisDonn DriverCourierLeila MartinAmandaWynne MillerClaraElaine SpauldingAdeleGreta GrayFlorenceByron HalsteadGen. TryonLewis BrooksGen. ClintonMots-clés
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What is Dearest Enemy about?
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.
How long is Dearest Enemy?
Dearest Enemy has a runtime of 77 minutes.