Dearest Enemy (1955)

Dearest Enemy (1955)

1955-11-26 United States of America 77 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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.

Cast

Anne Jeffreys is Betsy Winthrop
Betsy Winthrop
Robert Sterling is John Copeland
John Copeland
Cornelia Otis Skinner is Mrs. Murray
Mrs. Murray
Cyril Ritchard is Gen. Howe
Gen. Howe
Donald Burr is Cornwallis
Cornwallis
Donn Driver is Courier
Courier
Lelia Martin is Amanda
Amanda
Wynne Miller is Clara
Clara
Elaine Spaulding is Adele
Adele
Greta Gray is Florence
Florence
Byron Halstead is Gen. Tryon
Gen. Tryon
Lewis Brooks is Gen. Clinton
Gen. Clinton

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