Still from Hold Back the Dawn — Hold Back the Dawn (1941) — Mitchell LeisenPhotographed by Leo Tover

Mitchell Leisen

Hold Back the Dawn

Name: Hold Back the Dawn
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1941
Duration: 116 min

English / 1941 / 1h 56m

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Drama Romance

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Synopsis

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.