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Hold Back the Dawn

Hold Back the Dawn

Mitchell Leisen

1941

  • Drama
  • Romance
6.7

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.

Cast & crew

  • Mitchell LeisenDirector
  • Charles BoyerGeorges Iscovescu
  • Olivia de HavillandEmmy Brown
  • Paulette GoddardAnita Shaughnessy
  • Victor FrancenVan Den Luecken
  • Walter AbelInspector Hammock
  • Curt BoisBonbois
  • Rosemary DeCampBerta Kurz
  • Eric FeldaryJosef Kurz

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