Dearest Enemy
Dearest Enemy1955
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Dearest Enemy
1h 17m·Music, War, TV Movie
Directed by Max Liebman·1955
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10.0/10 avgAverage user ratingThis 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.
DirectorMax LiebmanStudioNBC Studios
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Anne JeffreysBetsy Winthrop | Betsy Winthrop |
 Robert SterlingJohn Copeland | John Copeland |
 Cornelia Otis SkinnerMrs. Murray | Mrs. Murray |
 Cyril RitchardGen. Howe | Gen. Howe |
| DDonald BurrCornwallis | Cornwallis |
| DDon DriverCourier | Courier |
| LLelia MartinAmanda | Amanda |
| WWynne MillerClara | Clara |
| EElaine SpauldingAdele | Adele |
| GGreta GrayFlorence | Florence |
| BByron HalsteadGen. Tryon | Gen. Tryon |
| LLewis BrooksGen. Clinton | Gen. Clinton |
| EEvan WrightAmerican Soldier | American Soldier |