Enemy of Women

Enemy of Women
Enemy of Women
Directed by	Alfred Zeisler
Screenplay by	Alfred Zeisler; Herbert O. Phillips
Produced by	W. R. Frank
Starring	Paul Andor
Cinematography	John Alton
Edited by	Douglas Bagier
Music by	Artur Guttmann
Production; company	W. R. Frank Productions
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures
Release date	November 10, 1944;
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Enemy of Women is a 1944 American anti-Nazi propaganda film directed by Alfred Zeisler. The lead character is Joseph Goebbels, played by Paul Andor.

Plot

Paul Joseph Goebbels, a down-on-his-luck playwright, boards with German military pensioner Colonel Eberhardt Brandt. While there, Goebbels falls in love with Brandt's daughter, Maria, an aspiring actress who does not return his affections. When Goebbels tries to kiss Maria, Col. Brandt kicks him out of the house, demanding Paul never return. Then Goebbels attends a rally and hears Hitler speak. This inspires him to joins the Nazis, where he achieves great success. Later, as propaganda minister, Goebbels manipulates Maria's career to her benefit, but again attempts to force her into a relationship. Maria again rejects him, and he uses his power to blacklist her.

Cast

Claudia Drake as Maria Brandt
Paul Andor as Joseph Goebbels
Donald Woods as Dr. Hans Traeger
H. B. Warner as Col. Eberhardt Brandt
Sigrid Gurie as Magda Quandt
Ralph Morgan as Mr. Quandt
Gloria Stuart as Bertha
Robert Barrat as Heinrich Wallburg
Beryl Wallace as Jenny Hartman
Byron Foulger as Krause
Lester Dorr as Hanussen
Crane Whitley as Hanke
Charles Halton as Uncle Hugo
Marin Sais as Mrs. Bendler

Release

Enemy of Women was originally released November 10, 1944.^[1]

Reception

Bosley Crowther of The New York Times called it lurid and "pitifully unprofessional in virtually every way".^[2] John Sinnot of DVD Talk rated it 3/5 stars and wrote, "While Enemy of Women won't win any awards as an exemplary example of war time propaganda, it does have a certain charm to it and is very interesting to watch."^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Enemy of Women". American Film Institute. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
^ Crowther, Bosley (1944-09-12). "Enemy of Women (1944)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
^ Sinnot, John (2005-06-08). "Enemy of Women". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2014-04-02.

External links

Enemy of Women (1944) on YouTube
Enemy of Women at IMDb
Enemy of Women is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive

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[afi-1] "Enemy of Women". American Film Institute. Retrieved 2014-04-02.

[2] Crowther, Bosley (1944-09-12). "Enemy of Women (1944)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-04-02.

[3] Sinnot, John (2005-06-08). "Enemy of Women". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2014-04-02.

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