Beloved Enemy
LOVE KEEPS A DATE WITH DESTINY IN THIS THRILLING STORY OF A WOMAN WHO BETRAYED THE MAN SHE LOVED!
1936 | 90m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | H. C. Potter |
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| Writer: | Rose Franken, William Brown Meloney, John L. Balderston |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 25, 1936 |
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| Director: | H. C. Potter |
| Writer: | Rose Franken, William Brown Meloney, John L. Balderston |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | rebellion, class differences, ira (irish republican army), ireland, occupation |
| Production Companies | Samuel Goldwyn Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Merle Oberon | Helen Drummond |
| Brian Aherne | Dennis Riordan |
| Karen Morley | Cathleen O'Brien |
| Henry Stephenson | Lord Athleigh |
| David Niven | Captain Gerald Preston |
| Jerome Cowan | Tim O'Rourke |
| Donald Crisp | Liam Burke |
| Ronald Sinclair | Jerry O'Brien |
| Granville Bates | Ryan |
| P.J. Kelly | Rooney |
| Leo McCabe | Connor |
| Pat O'Malley | Patrick Callahan |
| Jack Mulhall | Casey |
| Claude King | Colonel Loder |
| Wyndham Standing | Thornton |
| Robert Strange | Perrins |
| Lionel Pape | Crump |
| John Burton | Hall |
| Leyland Hodgson | Hawkins |
| Frank Roan | Murphy |
| Wally Maher | Humphries |
| Theodore von Eltz | Sean O'Brian |
| David Torrence | Alroyd |
| Don 'Red' Barry | Mike, I.R.A. Patriot (Uncredited) |
| Denis O'Dea | Sean's I.R.A. Friend (Uncredited) |
| Edgar Norton | Mr. Moll (Uncredited) |
| Julia Griffith | Mrs. Moll (Uncredited) |
| Harry Strang | I.R.A. Patriot (Uncredited) |
| Wilfred Lucas | Doctor (Uncredited) |
| John Thomas Carlyle | Man (Uncredited) |
| Martin Hodnett | Irish Boy (Uncredited) |
| Tommy Bupp | Irish Boy (Uncredited) |
| Kathrin Clare Ward | Mrs. Macy (Uncredited) |
| Larry Steers | Reception Guest (Uncredited) |
| Dennis O'Keefe | Reception Guest (Uncredited) |
| Florence Wix | Reception Guest (Uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| David Hertz | Additional Dialogue |
| Edmond F. Bernoudy | Assistant Director |
| Robert Coburn | Still Photographer |
| Edward B. Powell | Orchestrator |
| Oscar Lagerstrom | Sound Recordist |
| Rose Franken | Screenplay |
| Omar Kiam | Costume Design |
| William Brown Meloney | Screenplay |
| Sherman Todd | Editor |
| Richard Day | Art Direction |
| H. C. Potter | Director |
| Gregg Toland | Director of Photography |
| Alfred Newman | Music Director, Original Music Composer |
| John L. Balderston | Screenplay |
| Hugo Friedhofer | Orchestrator |
| Cyril J. Mockridge | Orchestrator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| George Haight | Associate Producer |
| Samuel Goldwyn | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
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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) who ... m 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.