Friendly Enemies (1925 film)

Friendly Enemies
Friendly Enemies
	Still with Lew Fields
Directed by	George Melford
Written by	Alfred A. Cohn ; Josephine Quirk
Based on	Friendly Enemies; by Aaron Hoffman and Samuel Shipman
Produced by	David Belasco
Starring	Joe Weber; Lew Fields; Virginia Brown Faire
Cinematography	Charles G. Clarke
Production; company	Belasco Productions
Distributed by	Producers Distributing Corporation
Release date	March 16, 1925;
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Friendly Enemies is a 1925 American silent comedy thriller film directed by George Melford and starring Joe Weber, Lew Fields and Virginia Brown Faire. It is based on a 1918 play of the same title, and was part of a cluster of World War I-themed films released during the mid-1920s.^[1]^[2] It was remade as a sound film Friendly Enemies in 1942.

Plot

Two German immigrants have thrived in the United States. However, when World War I erupts, Carl Pfeiffer maintains his sympathy for the German Empire, even after the U.S. enters the conflict. Despite his friend's unwavering loyalty to America, Pfeiffer offers financial support and aid to a German espionage ring. Unknowingly, he assists them in planning the sabotage of a troopship that his own son is boarding to fight on the Western Front. Pfeiffer experiences a profound change of heart and, with the aid of his friend and American intelligence services, he successfully foils the plot and apprehends the enemy spy ring.

Cast

Joe Weber as Henry Block
Lew Fields as Carl Pfeiffer
Eugenie Besserer as Mrs. Marie Pfeiffer
Virginia Brown Faire as June Block
Jack Mulhall as William Pfeiffer
Fred Kelsey as Adolph
Stuart Holmes as Miller
Lucille Lee Stewart as Hilda Schwartz
Nora Hayden as Nora
Jules Hanft as Frederick Schnitzler

Preservation

With no prints of Friendly Enemies located in any film archives, it is a lost film.^[3]

References

^ Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-7864-6286-5.
^ Progressive Silent Film List: Friendly Enemies at silentera.com. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Friendly Enemies Library of Congress Retrieved November 19, 2022.

Bibliography

Parish, James Robert & Pitts, Michael R. The Great Spy Pictures. Scarecrow Press, 1974. ISBN 0-8108-0655-X.

External links

Friendly Enemies at IMDb
Stills at silenthollywood.com

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[1] Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-7864-6286-5.

[2] Progressive Silent Film List: Friendly Enemies at silentera.com. Retrieved November 19, 2022.

[3] Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Friendly Enemies Library of Congress Retrieved November 19, 2022.

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