Hold Back the Dawn (1941)

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1h 56min | Drama, Romance | Sep 26, 1941 | Released

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.

Director: Mitchell Leisen

Producer: Arthur Hornblow Jr.

Writer(s): Richard Maibaum Manuel Reachi

Story: Ketti Frings

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Cast (57 Members)

Bonbois

Waiter with Tray (uncredited)

Immigration Guard (uncredited)

Edward Fielding

American Consul (uncredited)

American Immigration Official (uncredited)

Madeleine Lebeau

Anni

William D. Faralla

Assistant Director (uncredited)

Olivia de Havilland

Emmy Brown

Movie Actor in Role of Jeff (uncredited)

Paulette Goddard

Anita Dixon

Mac - Studio Receptionist (uncredited)

Georges Iscovescu

Van Den Luecken

Rosemary DeCamp

Berta Kurz

Man in Climax Bar (uncredited)

Mr. Elvestad

Mr. John MacAdams

Movie Actor (uncredited)

Cop in Patrol Car (uncredited)

Fred Flores

Inspector Hammock

Movie Actress (uncredited)

Henry Roquemore

Clarence - Driver of Car (uncredited)

Immigration Guard (uncredited)

Mr. Spitzer (uncredited)

Joe (uncredited)

American Lady at Bullfight (uncredited)

Bride (uncredited)

Mitchell Leisen

Mr. Dwight Saxon

Micheline Cheirel

Christine

Young Mexican Bridegroom (uncredited)

Policeman (uncredited)

Antonio Filauri

Mexican Priest (uncredited)

Mikhail Rasumny

Mechanic

Young Woman in Bar (uncredited)

Nurse at Desk (uncredited)

Josef Kurz

Cop in Patrol Car (uncredited)

Studio Tour Guide (uncredited)

Girl at Desk (uncredited)

Horace - Elderly Kiwanis Gentleman (uncredited)

Carlos Villarías

Mexican Judge (uncredited)

Soledad Jiménez

Old Peón's Wife (uncredited)

Vivienne Worthington (uncredited)

Lupita

Tony

Cop in Patrol Car (uncredited)

Third Mechanic (uncredited)

Francisco Marán

Mexican Doctor (uncredited)

Buddy Messinger

Hospital Elevator Operator (uncredited)

George Anderson

Emmy's Doctor (uncredited)

Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

Mitchell Ingraham

Kiwanis Group Member (uncredited)

Sonny Boy Williams

Sam (uncredited)

Mrs. Wilfrid North

Elderly Kiwanis Gentleman's Wife (uncredited)

Child (uncredited)

Second Mechanic (uncredited)

Curt Bois Bonbois

Norman Ainsley Waiter with Tray (uncredited)

James Flavin Immigration Guard (uncredited)

Edward Fielding American Consul (uncredited)

Harry Shannon American Immigration Official (uncredited)

Madeleine Lebeau Anni

William D. Faralla Assistant Director (uncredited)

Olivia de Havilland Emmy Brown

Richard Webb Movie Actor in Role of Jeff (uncredited)

Paulette Goddard Anita Dixon

John Hamilton Mac - Studio Receptionist (uncredited)

Charles Boyer Georges Iscovescu

Victor Francen Van Den Luecken

Rosemary DeCamp Berta Kurz

Chester Clute Man in Climax Bar (uncredited)

Arthur Loft Mr. Elvestad

Charles Arnt Mr. John MacAdams

Brian Donlevy Movie Actor (uncredited)

Stephen Chase Cop in Patrol Car (uncredited)

Nestor Paiva Fred Flores

Walter Abel Inspector Hammock

Veronica Lake Movie Actress (uncredited)

Henry Roquemore Clarence - Driver of Car (uncredited)

Gordon De Main Immigration Guard (uncredited)

Leon Belasco Mr. Spitzer (uncredited)

Donald Douglas Joe (uncredited)

Kitty Kelly American Lady at Bullfight (uncredited)

Ella Neal Bride (uncredited)

Mitchell Leisen Mr. Dwight Saxon

Micheline Cheirel Christine

Mala Young Mexican Bridegroom (uncredited)

Jimmie Dundee Policeman (uncredited)

Antonio Filauri Mexican Priest (uncredited)

Mikhail Rasumny Mechanic

Gertrude Astor Young Woman in Bar (uncredited)

Jean Phillips Nurse at Desk (uncredited)

Eric Feldary Josef Kurz

Stephen Chase Cop in Patrol Car (uncredited)

Harold Landon Studio Tour Guide (uncredited)

Karin Booth Girl at Desk (uncredited)

Frank Dae Horace - Elderly Kiwanis Gentleman (uncredited)

Carlos Villarías Mexican Judge (uncredited)

Soledad Jiménez Old Peón's Wife (uncredited)

June Wilkins Vivienne Worthington (uncredited)

Eva Puig Lupita

Billy Lee Tony

Russ Clark Cop in Patrol Car (uncredited)

Tony Roux Third Mechanic (uncredited)

Francisco Marán Mexican Doctor (uncredited)

Buddy Messinger Hospital Elevator Operator (uncredited)

George Anderson Emmy's Doctor (uncredited)

Martin Faust Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

Mitchell Ingraham Kiwanis Group Member (uncredited)

Sonny Boy Williams Sam (uncredited)

Mrs. Wilfrid North Elderly Kiwanis Gentleman's Wife (uncredited)

Bobby Callahan Child (uncredited)

Jesús Topete Second Mechanic (uncredited)

Crew (26 Members)

Writer

Editor

Costume Design

Interior Designer

Charles Brackett

Writer

Art Direction

Sound Recordist

Additional Camera

Sound Recordist

Richard Maibaum

Screenplay

Director of Photography

Original Music Composer

Additional Music

Set Dressing Artist

Orchestrator

Art Direction

Story

Mitchell Leisen

Director

Stunts

Arthur Hornblow Jr.

Producer

Screenplay

Assistant Director

Richard W. Farrell

Assistant Editor

Production Manager

Charles Woolstenhulme

Unit Production Manager

Location Manager

Billy Wilder Writer

Doane Harrison Editor

Edith Head Costume Design

Sam Comer Interior Designer

Charles Brackett Writer

Hans Dreier Art Direction

John Cope Sound Recordist

Ernest Laszlo Additional Camera

Harold Lewis Sound Recordist

Richard Maibaum Screenplay

Leo Tover Director of Photography

Victor Young Original Music Composer

John Leipold Additional Music

George Sawley Set Dressing Artist

George Parrish Orchestrator

Robert Usher Art Direction

Ketti Frings Story

Mitchell Leisen Director

Jimmie Dundee Stunts

Arthur Hornblow Jr. Producer

Manuel Reachi Screenplay

Harry Caplan Assistant Director

Richard W. Farrell Assistant Editor

Lonnie D'Orsa Production Manager

Charles Woolstenhulme Unit Production Manager

Norman Lacey Location Manager

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