Dearest Enemy 1955
Dearest Enemy
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.
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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Full Cast & Crew... Betsy Winthrop
... John Copeland
... Mrs. Murray
... Gen. Howe
DB
Donald Burr... Cornwallis
DD
Donn Driver... Courier
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Release Date:
Nov 26, 1955 (United States)
Run Time:
1hr 17`
MMPA Rating:
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United States
Status:
Released
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Cast & Crew of
Dearest Enemy
Directors & Credit Writers
ML
Max Liebman... Director
Cast
... Betsy Winthrop
... John Copeland
... Mrs. Murray
... Gen. Howe
DB
Donald Burr... Cornwallis
DD
Donn Driver... Courier
LM
Lelia Martin... Amanda
WM
Wynne Miller... Clara
... Adele
GG
Greta Gray... Florence
... Gen. Tryon
LB
Lewis Brooks... Gen. Clinton
EW
Evan Wright... American Soldier
Produced By
ML
Max Liebman... Producer