

Information
Release DateSeptember 26, 1941
Runtime1h 56m
StatusReleased
ProductionParamount Pictures
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
6.7
45 votesPopularity1
Hold Back the Dawn
"Three great stars in the story of love...coldly conceived from a man's need, and a woman's desire!"
Synopsis
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
Director

Featured Cast

Charles Boyer
Georges Iscovescu

Olivia de Havilland
Emmy Brown

Paulette Goddard
Anita Shaughnessy

Victor Francen
Van Den Luecken

Walter Abel
Inspector Hammock