Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
September 26, 1941Release Date
Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
September 26, 1941Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Charles Boyer
Georges Iscovescu
Olivia de Havilland
Emmy Brown
Paulette Goddard
Anita Dixon
Victor Francen
Van Den Luecken
Walter Abel
Inspector Hammock
Mitchell Leisen
Director
Curt Bois
Bonbois
Charles Brackett
Writer
Rosemary DeCamp
Berta Kurz
Billy Wilder
Writer
Eric Feldary
Josef Kurz
Ketti Frings
Writer
Nestor Paiva
Flores
Richard Maibaum
Writer
Eva Puig
Lupita
Manuel Reachi
Writer
Micheline Cheirel
Christine
Madeleine Lebeau
Anni
Billy Lee
Tony
Mikhail Rasumny
Mechanic
Charles Arnt
Mr. MacAdams
Arthur Loft
Mr. Elvestad
Norman Ainsley
Waiter with Tray (uncredited)
George Anderson
Emmy's Doctor (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor
Young Woman in Bar (uncredited)
Leon Belasco
Mr. Spitzer (uncredited)
Karin Booth
Girl at Desk (uncredited)
Bobby Callahan
Child (uncredited)
Stephen Chase
Cop in Patrol Car (uncredited)
Russ Clark
Cop in Patrol Car (uncredited)
Chester Clute
Man in Climax Bar (uncredited)
Frank Dae
Horace - Elderly Kiwanis Gentleman (uncredited)
Gordon De Main
Immigration Guard (uncredited)
Brian Donlevy
Movie Actor (uncredited)
James Flavin
Immigration Guard (uncredited)
Donald Douglas
Joe (uncredited)
Jimmie Dundee
Policeman (uncredited)
William D. Faralla
Assistant Director (uncredited)
Martin Faust
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Edward Fielding
American Consul (uncredited)
Antonio Filauri
Mexican Priest (uncredited)
John Hamilton
Mac - Studio Receptionist (uncredited)
Mitchell Ingraham
Kiwanis Group Member (uncredited)
Soledad Jiménez
Old Peón's Wife (uncredited)
Kitty Kelly
American Lady at Bullfight (uncredited)
Veronica Lake
Movie Actress (uncredited)
Harold Landon
Studio Tour Guide (uncredited)
Mala
Young Mexican Bridegroom (uncredited)
Francisco Marán
Mexican Doctor (uncredited)
Buddy Messinger
Hospital Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Ella Neal
Bride (uncredited)
Mrs. Wilfrid North
Elderly Kiwanis Gentleman's Wife (uncredited)
Jean Phillips
Nurse at Desk (uncredited)
Henry Roquemore
Clarence - Driver of Car (uncredited)
Tony Roux
Third Mechanic (uncredited)
Harry Shannon
American Immigration Official (uncredited)
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Hold Back the Dawn is a 1941 American romantic drama film in which a Romanian gigolo marries an American woman in Mexico in order to gain entry to the United States, but winds up falling in love with her. It stars Charles Boyer, Olivia de Havilland, Paulette Goddard, Victor Francen, Walter Abel, Curt Bois, Rosemary DeCamp, and an uncredited Veronica Lake.
The movie was adapted by Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder from the 1940 novel by Ketti Frings. It was directed by Mitchell Leisen.
It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actress in a Leading Role (Olivia de Havilland), Best Writing, Screenplay, Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White, Best Cinematography, Black-and-White, and Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic Picture.