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.Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011. p. 83. .Progressive Silent Film List: Friendly Enemies at silentera.com. Retrieved November 19, 2022. 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.
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Preservation With no prints of Friendly Enemies located in any film archives, it is a lost film.Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Friendly Enemies Library of Congress Retrieved November 19, 2022.
References
Bibliography Parish, James Robert & Pitts, Michael R. The Great Spy Pictures. Scarecrow Press, 1974. .
External links
Stills at silenthollywood.com