About this release
Un avventuriero, per ottenere la cittadinanza statunitense, seduce una ragazza americana in gita in Messico con la classe di cui è maestra. Si fa sposare ma poi non vorrà divorziare, come si era ripromesso, perché ormai innamorato.
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Disc 1
DVD
Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
116 min
DramaRomance
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.
Credits
Director
Mitchell Leisen
Writer
Billy Wilder
Charles Brackett
Cast
Charles Boyeras Georges Iscovescu
Olivia de Havillandas Emmy Brown
Paulette Goddardas Anita Shaughnessy
Victor Francenas Van Den Luecken
Walter Abelas Inspector Hammock
Curt Boisas Bonbois
Rosemary DeCampas Berta Kurz
Eric Feldaryas Josef Kurz
Nestor Paivaas Flores
Eva Puigas Lupita
Cinematographer
Leo Tover
Editor
Doane Harrison
Producer
Arthur Hornblow Jr.
Images
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- August 6, 2026