Friendly Enemies is a 1942 American drama film starring Charles Winninger, Charlie Ruggles, James Craig, and Nancy Kelly.

The film was directed by Allan Dwan, adapted from a 1918 play of the same name by Aaron Hoffman and Samuel Shipman.

[1] A New York City brewer by the name of Karl Pfeiffer takes a stand against President Wilson's decision to send troops to Europe to support the Allies in World War I. Karl is a native German who doesn't want his birthplace destroyed in the war.

Because of Karl's views and bad temper the rest of the family have kept it a secret that his son William has joined the Army.

William stands by his decision to fight in the war, and soon he embarks with a military transport ship out of the New York City harbor.

Later, it turns out that William wasn't killed when the ship sunk, and he comes home to reunite with his family and wife.

The fact that he has become a true American patriot is displayed in full when he sings "My country 'tis of thee" together with his family.