

Hold Back the Dawn
1941 · Movie · 1h 56m · NR
DramaRomance
"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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
Metacritic
79/100
Key crew
- Mitchell LeisenDirector
- Billy WilderWriter
- Charles BrackettWriter
Cast
- 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
- Nestor PaivaFlores
- Eva PuigLupita
- Micheline CheirelChristine
- Madeleine LebeauAnni
Stills
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Themes
jealousymexicoimmigrationbordertelephonegigolotobaccoteacherloveamericangreen cardtold in flashback























