
π 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.
π Languages Available:
English
π Date Released:
1955-11-26
β Running Time:
77 mins
β Vote Average:
0.0
Beloved Cast

Betsy Winthrop
Anne Jeffreys

John Copeland
Robert Sterling

Mrs. Murray
Cornelia Otis Skinner

Gen. Howe
Cyril Ritchard

Cornwallis
Donald Burr

Courier
Donn Driver

Amanda
Lelia Martin

Clara
Wynne Miller

Adele
Elaine Spaulding

Florence
Greta Gray

Gen. Tryon
Byron Halstead

Gen. Clinton
Lewis Brooks

American Soldier
Evan Wright