The Enemy (1927 film)

The Enemy
File:The Enemy lobby card.jpg Lobby card
Directed by	Fred Niblo
Written by	John Colton Willis Goldbeck Agnes Christine Johnston Channing Pollock
Starring	Lillian Gish
Cinematography	Oliver T. Marsh
Edited by	Margaret Booth
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates	December 8, 1927 (1927-12-08)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent English intertitles

The Enemy is a 1927 American drama film directed by Fred Niblo, and starring Lillian Gish. The film had been thought to be lost. The MGM library, now controlled by Turner Classic Movies, has a print which is missing the final reel. Actor Joel McCrea made an early appearance as an extra.

Plot

Newlywed Carl (Ralph Forbes) goes to war where he endures major suffering. Back home, wife Pauli (Lillian Gish) starves, becomes a prostitute to survive, and their baby dies.

Cast

• Lillian Gish as Pauli Arndt
• Ralph Forbes as Carl Behrend
• Ralph Emerson as Bruce Gordon
• Frank Currier as Professor Arndt
• George Fawcett as August Bejremd
• Fritzi Ridgeway as Mitzi Winkelmann
• Hans Joby as Fritz Winkelmann (as John S. Peters)
• Karl Dane as Jan
• Polly Moran as Baruska
• Billy Kent Schaefer as Kurt
• Louise Emmons (uncredited)
• Betty Jane Graham as Little girl (uncredited)
• Joel McCrea as Extra (uncredited)

See also

• List of American films of 1927
• Lillian Gish filmography
• List of incomplete or partially lost films

External links

• The Enemy at IMDb