Storyline
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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Cast & Crew
Anne Jeffreys
Betsy Winthrop
Robert Sterling
John Copeland
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Mrs. Murray
Cyril Ritchard
Gen. Howe
Donald Burr
Cornwallis
Don Driver
Courier
Lelia Martin
Amanda
Wynne Miller
Clara
Elaine Spaulding
Adele
Greta Gray
Florence
Byron Halstead
Gen. Tryon
Lewis Brooks
Gen. Clinton
Frequently Asked Questions
Dearest Enemy was released on November 26, 1955.
The runtime of Dearest Enemy is 1h 17m.
Dearest Enemy is a Music, War, TV Movie movie.
Dearest Enemy is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
Dearest Enemy was directed by Max Liebman.
The main cast of Dearest Enemy includes Anne Jeffreys, Robert Sterling, Cornelia Otis Skinner.
Dearest Enemy is originally in English.