Hold Back the Dawn

Hold Back the Dawn

1941
1h 56m
6.7

6.7/10

49 votes • View on IMDb
Drama Romance

"Three great stars in the story of love...coldly conceived from a man's need, and a woman's desire!"

Overview

Romanian-French gigolo Georges Iscovescu wishes to enter the USA. Stopped in Mexico by the quota system, he decides to marry an American, then desert her and join his old partner Anita, who's done likewise. But after sweeping teacher Emmy Brown off her feet, he finds her so sweet that love and jealousy endanger his plans.

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Production Information

Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English Spanish

Keywords

jealousy mexico immigration border telephone gigolo tobacco teacher love american green card told in flashback

Quick Facts

Release Date September 26, 1941
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0033722

Cast

Charles Boyer
Charles Boyer

Georges Iscovescu

Olivia de Havilland
Olivia de Havilland

Emmy Brown

Paulette Goddard
Paulette Goddard

Anita Shaughnessy

Victor Francen
Victor Francen

Van Den Luecken

Walter Abel
Walter Abel

Inspector Hammock

Curt Bois
Curt Bois

Bonbois

Rosemary DeCamp
Rosemary DeCamp

Berta Kurz

Eric Feldary
Eric Feldary

Josef Kurz

Nestor Paiva
Nestor Paiva

Flores

Eva Puig
Eva Puig

Lupita

Micheline Cheirel
Micheline Cheirel

Christine

Madeleine Lebeau
Madeleine Lebeau

Anni

Key Crew

Mitchell Leisen
Director
Billy Wilder
Writer
Charles Brackett
Writer
Arthur Hornblow Jr.
Producer