Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
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.
- Released
- 1941-09-26
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Mitchell Leisen
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 from 51 votes
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