The Enemy

The Enemy

A vivid drama of Austria and one side of the war known only to the women.

1927 en 90 minutes

Rating: 5.5

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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Cast

Lillian Gish

Lillian Gish

Pauli Arndt

Ralph Forbes

Ralph Forbes

Carl Behrend

Ralph Emerson

Ralph Emerson

Bruce Gordon

Frank Currier

Frank Currier

Prof. Arndt

George Fawcett

George Fawcett

August Bejremd

Fritzi Ridgeway

Fritzi Ridgeway

Mitzi Winkelmann

John S. Peters

John S. Peters

Fritz Winkelmann

Karl Dane

Karl Dane

Jan

Polly Moran

Polly Moran

Baruska

Billy Kent Schaefer

Billy Kent Schaefer

Kurt

Louise Emmons

Louise Emmons

(uncredited)

Betty Jane Graham

Betty Jane Graham

Little Girl (uncredited)

Joel McCrea

Joel McCrea

Extra (uncredited)

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