Dearest Enemy
1955, English. Directed by Max Liebman.
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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- 1h 17m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- 26 November 1955
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Dearest Enemy runs 77 minutes (1h 17m).
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If you liked Dearest Enemy, try Buck Privates, Taking Sides, The Sound of Music Live!.
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Dearest Enemy (1955) was directed by Max Liebman and stars Anne Jeffreys, Robert Sterling, Cornelia Otis Skinner.