Hold Back the Dawn

Hold Back the Dawn

★ 6.7IMDb Score
Released:1941-09-26
Duration:116 min
Director:Mitchell Leisen
Actors:Charles Boyer, Olivia de Havilland, Paulette Goddard, Victor Francen, Walter Abel
Production:Paramount Pictures

Overview:

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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