The Enemy (1927)

The Enemy (1927)

A vivid drama of Austria and one side of the war known only to the women. 1927-12-08 United States of America 90 Min. PG-13
5.5 2 votes

Overview

Synopsis by theflixtor - 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.

Cast

Lillian Gish is Pauli Arndt
Pauli Arndt
Ralph Forbes is Carl Behrend
Carl Behrend
Ralph Emerson is Bruce Gordon
Bruce Gordon
Frank Currier is Prof. Arndt
Prof. Arndt
George Fawcett is August Bejremd
August Bejremd
Fritzi Ridgeway is Mitzi Winkelmann
Mitzi Winkelmann
John S. Peters is Fritz Winkelmann
Fritz Winkelmann
Polly Moran is Baruska
Louise Emmons is (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Betty Jane Graham is Little Girl (uncredited)
Little Girl (uncredited)