jealousy,mexico,immigration,border,telephone,gigolo,tobacco,teacher,love,american,green card,told in flashback

Hold Back the Dawn (1941)

Poster for 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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Mitchell Leisen
  • Profile picture of Charles Boyer
    Georges Iscovescu Charles Boyer
  • Profile picture of Olivia de Havilland
    Emmy Brown Olivia de Havilland
  • Profile picture of Paulette Goddard
    Anita Shaughnessy Paulette Goddard
  • Profile picture of Victor Francen
    Van Den Luecken Victor Francen
  • Profile picture of Walter Abel
    Inspector Hammock Walter Abel
  • Profile picture of Curt Bois
    Bonbois Curt Bois
  • Profile picture of Rosemary DeCamp
    Berta Kurz Rosemary DeCamp
  • Profile picture of Eric Feldary
    Josef Kurz Eric Feldary

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Keywords

  • jealousy
  • mexico
  • immigration
  • border
  • telephone
  • gigolo
  • tobacco
  • teacher
  • love
  • american
  • green card
  • told in flashback