FEATURE FILM

Beloved Enemy

6.3/10
TMDB9 votes
1936Original: English90 min

In 1921, British Lord Athleigh arrives in Dublin with his daughter, Helen, to engage in peace talks. As wanted Irish rebel leader Dennis Riordan is not recognized in public, he is able to move about freely and saves the Athleighs from an assassination attempt by a radical faction. Dennis and Helen meet again and, unaware of his position, Helen falls in love with him. Later when Dennis admits his identity, Helen must make a fateful decision.

Genres: Drama, Romance
Cast: Merle Oberon, Brian Aherne, Karen Morley, Henry Stephenson, David Niven

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About Beloved Enemy

LOVE KEEPS A DATE WITH DESTINY IN THIS THRILLING STORY OF A WOMAN WHO BETRAYED THE MAN SHE LOVED!

Beloved Enemy (1936) is a film in the drama, romance genres. Directed by H. C. Potter. The cast includes Merle Oberon, Brian Aherne, Karen Morley, Henry Stephenson.

Released
1936-12-25
Original language
English
Runtime
90 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United States of America
Production companies
Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Directors
H. C. Potter
Writers
Rose Franken, William Brown Meloney, John L. Balderston

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6.3/10 from 9 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

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"Lady Helen" (Merle Oberon) arrives in Dublin with her father "Lord Athleigh" (Henry Stephenson) who is charged with trying to bring peace to the increasingly unruly city. The night they arrive, an ambush is thwarted and that serves to introduce her to the dapper stranger "Dennis" (Brian Aherne) whom we soon find out is not quite what he appears. What now ensues is a rather unlikely romance between the two that…

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"Lady Helen" (Merle Oberon) arrives in Dublin with her father "Lord Athleigh" (Henry Stephenson) who is charged with trying to bring peace to the increasingly unruly city. The night they arrive, an ambush is thwarted and that serves to introduce her to the dapper stranger "Dennis" (Brian Aherne) whom we soon find out is not quite what he appears. What now ensues is a rather unlikely romance between the two that culminates in a police chase, some high-level negotiations, betrayals galore and a bit of tragedy. There is a surprisingly strong supporting cast to this rather lacklustre historical drama. David Niven and Donald Crisp add a wee bit of depth to the story, but essentially this is just a far-fetched romance that uses the guise of the early Irish troubles as a conduit to allow Oberon to glow and for the fairly unremarkable Aherne to try to keep up. It's quite wordy and has too much score, but easily passes ninety minutes if you just want to let it wash over you and not get too hung up on the politics of the thing.

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What is Beloved Enemy about?

In 1921, British Lord Athleigh arrives in Dublin with his daughter, Helen, to engage in peace talks. As wanted Irish rebel leader Dennis Riordan is not recognized in public, he is able to move about freely and saves the Athleighs from an assassination attempt by a radical faction. Dennis and Helen meet again and, unaware of his position, Helen falls in love with him. Later when Dennis admits his identity, Helen must make a fateful decision.

Who stars in Beloved Enemy?

Merle Oberon, Brian Aherne, Karen Morley, Henry Stephenson, David Niven, Jerome Cowan. See the cast cards above for character names.

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