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67% Critic Match
Hold Back the Dawn
“Three great stars in the story of love...coldly conceived from a man's need, and a woman's desire!”
6.7 / 10• 1941• 1h 56m•NR• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
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
Charles Boyer
Georges Iscovescu
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mitchell Leisen's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Hold Back the Dawn is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
