Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
Three great stars in the story of love...coldly conceived from a man's need, and a woman's desire!
116 min
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.
- Release date
- September 26, 1941
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Charles Boyer as Georges Iscovescu
- Olivia de Havilland as Emmy Brown
- Paulette Goddard as Anita Dixon
- 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
Crew
- Mitchell Leisen · Director
- Charles Brackett · Writer
- Billy Wilder · Writer
- Ketti Frings · Writer
- Arthur Hornblow Jr. · Producer
- Victor Young · Composer
- Leo Tover · Cinematographer
- Doane Harrison · Editor