Hold Back the Dawn
“Three great stars in the story of love...coldly conceived from a man's need, and a woman's desire!”
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.
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Cast
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Charles Boyer
Georges Iscovescu
Known for
Gaslight
The Earrings of Madame de...
Olivia de Havilland
Emmy Brown
Known for
Gone with the Wind
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Paulette Goddard
Anita Shaughnessy
Known for
Modern Times
The Great Dictator
Victor Francen
Van Den Luecken
Known for
Hell and High Water
The Beast with Five Fingers
Walter Abel
Inspector Hammock
Known for
Fury
Holiday Inn
Curt Bois
Bonbois
Known for
Wings of Desire
Casablanca
Rosemary DeCamp
Berta Kurz
Known for
13 Ghosts
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Eric Feldary
Josef Kurz
Known for
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Nestor Paiva
Flores
Known for
Creature from the Black Lagoon
Tarantula
Eva Puig
Lupita
Also in
Rio Rita
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
Micheline Cheirel
Christine
Known for
La Belle Équipe
Carnival in Flanders
Madeleine Lebeau
Anni
Known for
Casablanca
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Mitchell Leisen Director · Billy Wilder Writer Charles Brackett Writer
United States release September 26, 1941 · Produced in United States · Languages English, Spanish
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · September 11, 1941
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · September 26, 1941
Theatrical
XC
March 21, 1947 · Theatrical
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