Friendly Enemies (1925 film)

Friendly Enemies
Directed by	George Melford
Produced by	David Belasco
Written by	Alfred A. Cohn ; Josephine Quirk
Based on	Friendly Enemies ; by Aaron Hoffman and Samuel Shipman
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] It was remade as a sound film Friendly Enemies in 1942.

Synopsis

Two German immigrants have grown prosperous in the United States. However when World War I breaks out Carl Pfeiffer remains sympathetic to the German Empire, even after America has entered the war. While his friend is steadfastly loyal to America, Pfeiffer provides funds and assistance to a German espionage ring. He unwittingly helps them plan to sabotage a troopship on which his own son is travelling to Europe to fight the Western Front. Pfeiffer has a dramatic change of heart and with the help of his friend and the American intelligence services he thwarts the plan and rounds up 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

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References

Solomon p.83

Bibliography

Parish, James Robert & Pitts, Michael R. The Great Spy Pictures. Scarecrow Press, 1974.
Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.

External links

Friendly Enemies on IMDb

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[1] Solomon p.83