Hold Back the Dawn
“Three great stars in the story of love...coldly conceived from a man's need, and a woman's desire!”
1941•NR•1h 56m•6.7•Released
DramaRomance
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.
Director
Mitchell Leisen
Writer
Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett
Languages
English, Spanish
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Cast
Charles Boyer
Georges Iscovescu
Olivia de Havilland
Emmy Brown
Paulette Goddard
Anita Shaughnessy
Victor Francen
Van Den Luecken
Walter Abel
Inspector Hammock
Curt Bois
Bonbois
Rosemary DeCamp
Berta Kurz
Eric Feldary
Josef Kurz
Nestor Paiva
Flores
Eva Puig
Lupita
Micheline Cheirel
Christine
Madeleine Lebeau
Anni
Billy Lee
Tony
Mikhail Rasumny
Mechanic
Charles Arnt
Mr. MacAdams
Production
Company
Paramount Pictures
Producer
Arthur Hornblow Jr.
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