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Hold Back the Dawn
Three great stars in the story of love...coldly conceived from a man's need, and a woman's desire!
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.
Where to watch Hold Back the Dawn
Hold Back the Dawn is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home.
Cast
- Charles Boyer as Georges Iscovescu
- Olivia de Havilland as Emmy Brown
- Paulette Goddard as Anita Shaughnessy
- Victor Francen as Van Den Luecken
- Walter Abel as Inspector Hammock
- Curt Bois as Bonbois
- Rosemary DeCamp as Berta Kurz
- Eric Feldary as Josef Kurz
- Nestor Paiva as Flores
- Eva Puig as Lupita
- Micheline Cheirel as Christine
- Madeleine Lebeau as Anni
Details
- Director
- Mitchell Leisen
- Released
- September 26, 1941
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 6.7 / 10 from 51 votes
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