Dearest Enemy
1955 • Music / War • Starring Anne Jeffreys
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Available in United States for the 1955 release on streaming platforms such as Curiosity Stream and MGM Plus, you can watch Dearest Enemy online and stream Dearest Enemy right now. Rent or buy Dearest Enemy options may appear later on other services, and availability can change by region as licensing windows shift over time.
About Dearest Enemy
Dearest Enemy (1955) blends Music, War, and TV Movie elements. Top cast includes Anne Jeffreys, Robert Sterling, and Cornelia Otis Skinner. It draws from real-world events while keeping the focus on character stakes.
Actor: Anne Jeffreys
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.
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