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Dearest Enemy (1955)

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.

Directing:
  • Max Liebman
Writing:
  • Herbert Fields
  • Neil Simon
  • Lorenz Hart
Stars:
Release Date: Sat, Nov 26, 1955

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Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 17 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0

Plot Keyword: musical, based on play or musical, live broadcast, revolutionary war

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