Hold Back the Dawn

1941 "Three great stars in the story of love...coldly conceived from a man's need, and a woman's desire!"

Hold Back the Dawn

7.3 | 1h56m | NR | en | Drama

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.

7.3 | 1h56m | NR | en | Drama , Romance

Synopsis

Cast

Charles Boyer , Olivia de Havilland , Paulette Goddard

Director

Hans Dreier

Producted By

Paramount ,

Cast

Charles Boyer

as Georges Iscovescu

[1973] Lost Horizon [1969] The April Fools [1969] The Madwoman of Chaillot [1967] Casino Royale [1967] Barefoot in the Park [1966] How to Steal a Million [1965] A Very Special Favor [1963] Love Is a Ball [1962] The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Olivia de Havilland

as Emmy Brown

[2021] The Rebellious Olivia de Havilland [2015] Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn [2009] 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year [1995] The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies [1988] The Woman He Loved [1986] Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna [1986] Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna [1982] Murder Is Easy [1982] The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana

Paulette Goddard

as Anita Shaughnessy

[1988] The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind [1953] Vice Squad [1950] The Torch [1948] On Our Merry Way [1947] Unconquered [1946] The Diary of a Chambermaid [1945] Kitty [1943] So Proudly We Hail [1942] The Forest Rangers