The Enemy (1927)
1h 30m
Running Time
December 8, 1927Release Date
The Enemy (1927)
1h 30m
Running Time
December 8, 1927Release Date
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Plot.
Carl Behrend, son of a wealthy businessman, marries Pauli Arndt, daughter of a pacifist professor. When World War I breaks out, Carl is drafted. Pauli and her family and friends are left behind to experience the suffering which befell civilians during the war. Her luck worsens when her father is dismissed from his professorship for teaching that war is evil. Her father argues violently with Carl's father, and degradation and despair descend on Pauli and her family as they await Carl's return from the front.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Lillian Gish
Pauli Arndt
Ralph Forbes
Carl Behrend
Ralph Emerson
Bruce Gordon
George Fawcett
August Bejremd
Frank Currier
Prof. Arndt
Fritzi Ridgeway
Mitzi Winkelmann
Fred Niblo
Director
John S. Peters
Fritz Winkelmann
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 8, 1927
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 30m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Wiki.
The Enemy is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Fred Niblo and starring Lillian Gish, Ralph Forbes and Ralph Emerson. The film was thought to have been lost for years until a copy was discovered at the MGM library, now owned by Turner Entertainment. However, the film is still missing its final reel. Actor Joel McCrea made an early appearance as an extra.