The Enemy
Brief Synopsis
Newlyweds are torn apart by war.
Cast & Crew
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Fred Niblo
Director
Lillian Gish
Pauli Arndt
Ralph Forbes
Carl Behrend
Ralph Emerson
Bruce Gordon
Frank Currier
Professor Arndt
George Fawcett
August Behrend
Film Details
Genre
War
Adaptation
Drama
Romance
Silent
Release Date
Feb
18,
1928
Premiere Information
New York opening: Dec 1927
Production Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play The Enemy; a Play in Four Acts by Channing Pollock (New York, 20 Oct 1925).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
8,189ft
(9 reels)
Synopsis
Young Austrians Carl Behrend and Pauli Arndt marry as the World War breaks out. Carl is drafted immediately. Pauli and her baby nearly starve to death when her grandfather, a professor, loses his job for speaking out against war. Carl is reported killed en route home for a 10-day furlough, and the baby dies in spite of Pauli's resorting to prostitution to keep him alive. Eventually, Carl does return from the war, Arndt is reinstated, and happiness is restored to the unfortunate family.
Director
Fred Niblo
Director
Cast
Lillian Gish
Pauli Arndt
Ralph Forbes
Carl Behrend
Ralph Emerson
Bruce Gordon
Frank Currier
Professor Arndt
George Fawcett
August Behrend
Fritzi Ridgeway
Mitzi Winkelmann
John S. Peters
Fritz Winkelmann
Karl Dane
Jan
Polly Moran
Baruska
Billy Kent Schaefer
Kurt
Crew
Film Details
Genre
War
Adaptation
Drama
Romance
Silent
Release Date
Feb
18,
1928
Premiere Information
New York opening: Dec 1927
Production Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play The Enemy; a Play in Four Acts by Channing Pollock (New York, 20 Oct 1925).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
8,189ft
(9 reels)
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Notes
Published copyright information showing that the film has sound has not been verified.
