Hold Back the Dawn

September. 26,1941      NR
Rating:
7.3
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Charles Boyer as  Georges Iscovescu
Olivia de Havilland as  Emmy Brown
Paulette Goddard as  Anita Shaughnessy
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
Micheline Cheirel as  Christine

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