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Hold Back the Dawn

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.

Release DateSeptember 26, 1941
StatusReleased
Original TitleHold Back the Dawn
Runtime1h 56min
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LanguageEnglish, Spanish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesUnited States of America
Production CompaniesParamount Pictures