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Hold Back the Dawn

Release Date:September 26, 1941

Running Time:116 min

Genres:Drama, Romance

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Cast

Charles Boyer Olivia de Havilland Paulette Goddard Victor Francen Walter Abel Curt Bois Rosemary DeCamp Eric Feldary Nestor Paiva Eva Puig Micheline Cheirel Madeleine Lebeau

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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.

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