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Dearest Enemy

Dearest Enemy

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Music   War   TV Movie
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1955-11-26
⌚ Running Time: 77 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 0.0

Beloved Cast

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

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