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The Enemy

Released Dec 8, 1927 1h 36m Drama List
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In this film adaptation of a Channing Pollock play, Pauli Arndt (Lillian Gish) marries Carl Behrend (Ralph Forbes), who is soon called off to fight in World War I. Life is difficult on the home front in his absence -- Pauli soon finds that she's pregnant, and her pacifist father (Frank Currier) loses his job due to his beliefs. As the family descends into poverty, Pauli becomes a prostitute to keep her child alive, while her husband is nowhere to be found on the front lines.
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Synopsis In this film adaptation of a Channing Pollock play, Pauli Arndt (Lillian Gish) marries Carl Behrend (Ralph Forbes), who is soon called off to fight in World War I. Life is difficult on the home front in his absence -- Pauli soon finds that she's pregnant, and her pacifist father (Frank Currier) loses his job due to his beliefs. As the family descends into poverty, Pauli becomes a prostitute to keep her child alive, while her husband is nowhere to be found on the front lines.
Director
Fred Niblo
Screenwriter
Willis Goldbeck, Agnes Christine Johnston
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Drama
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 8, 1927, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
May 22, 2017
Runtime
1h 36m