Movie Cosmos - Beloved Enemy

Description:

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.

Top Cast >

Merle Oberon

As Helen Drummond

Brian Aherne

As Dennis Riordan

Karen Morley

As Cathleen O'Brien

Henry Stephenson

As Lord Athleigh

David Niven

As Captain Gerald Preston

Jerome Cowan

As Tim O'Rourke

Donald Crisp

As Liam Burke

Ronald Sinclair

As Jerry O'Brien

Granville Bates

As Ryan

P.J. Kelly

As Rooney

Leo McCabe

As Connor

Pat O'Malley

As Patrick Callahan

Jack Mulhall

As Casey

Claude King

As Colonel Loder

Wyndham Standing

As Thornton

Robert Strange

As Perrins

Lionel Pape

As Crump

John Burton

As Hall

Leyland Hodgson

As Hawkins

Frank Roan

As Murphy

Wally Maher

As Humphries

Theodore von Eltz

As Sean O'Brian

David Torrence

As Alroyd

Don 'Red' Barry

As Mike, I.R.A. Patriot (Uncredited)

Denis O'Dea

As Sean's I.R.A. Friend (Uncredited)

Edgar Norton

As Mr. Moll (Uncredited)

Julia Griffith

As Mrs. Moll (Uncredited)

Harry Strang

As I.R.A. Patriot (Uncredited)

Wilfred Lucas

As Doctor (Uncredited)

John Thomas Carlyle

As Man (Uncredited)

Martin Hodnett

As Irish Boy (Uncredited)

Tommy Bupp

As Irish Boy (Uncredited)

Kathrin Clare Ward

As Mrs. Macy (Uncredited)

Larry Steers

As Reception Guest (Uncredited)

Dennis O'Keefe

As Reception Guest (Uncredited)

Florence Wix

As Reception Guest (Uncredited)

Top Crew >

H. C. Potter

Director

Rose Franken

Screenplay

David Hertz

Additional Dialogue

William Brown Meloney

Screenplay

Samuel Goldwyn

Producer

Sherman Todd

Editor

Richard Day

Art Direction

Omar Kiam

Costume Design

Gregg Toland

Director of Photography

Alfred Newman

Original Music Composer, Music Director

John L. Balderston

Screenplay

George Haight

Associate Producer

Edmond F. Bernoudy

Assistant Director

Robert Coburn

Still Photographer

Hugo Friedhofer

Orchestrator

Cyril J. Mockridge

Orchestrator

Edward B. Powell

Orchestrator

Oscar Lagerstrom

Sound Recordist

Reviews:

CinemaSerf (6/10)

"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.

2023-05-25