Dearest Enemy

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Anne Jeffreys

Betsy Winthrop

Age : 94 | Popularity : 22%

Robert Sterling

John Copeland

Age : 88 | Popularity : 23%

Cornelia Otis Skinner

Mrs. Murray

Age : N/A | Popularity : 12%

Cyril Ritchard

Gen. Howe

Age : N/A | Popularity : 30%

Donald Burr

Cornwallis

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Donn Driver

Courier

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Lelia Martin

Amanda

Age : N/A | Popularity : 6%

Wynne Miller

Clara

Age : N/A | Popularity : 1%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Max Liebman
Writing	Musical	Herbert Fields
	Adaptation	Neil Simon
	Lyricist	Lorenz Hart
Sound	Songs	Richard Rodgers
	Conductor	Charles Sanford
Production	Producer	Max Liebman
Crew	Choreographer	James Starbuck
Department	Role	Name

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