Hold Back the Dawn (1941)

MovieDrama, Romance1h 56m
Hold Back the Dawn (1941) movie posterReview score: 67%

Plot

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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Charles BoyerCharles BoyerGeorges IscovescuOlivia de HavillandOlivia de HavillandEmmy BrownPaulette GoddardPaulette GoddardAnita ShaughnessyVictor FrancenVictor FrancenVan Den LueckenWalter AbelWalter AbelInspector HammockCurt BoisCurt BoisBonboisRosemary DeCampRosemary DeCampBerta KurzEric FeldaryEric FeldaryJosef Kurz

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