Hold Back the Dawn
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.
Casts & Crew
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
Billy Lee
Mikhail Rasumny
Charles Arnt
Arthur Loft
Mitchell Leisen
Norman Ainsley
George Anderson
Gertrude Astor
Leon Belasco
Karin Booth
Bobby Callahan
Stephen Chase
Russ Clark
Chester Clute
Frank Dae
Gordon De Main
Brian Donlevy
James Flavin
Donald Douglas
Jimmie Dundee
William D. Faralla
Martin Faust
Edward Fielding
Antonio Filauri
John Hamilton
Mitchell Ingraham
Soledad Jiménez
Kitty Kelly
Veronica Lake
Harold Landon
Mala
Francisco MarĂ¡n
Buddy Messinger
Ella Neal
Mrs. Wilfrid North
Jean Phillips
Henry Roquemore
Tony Roux
Harry Shannon
JesĂºs Topete
Carlos VillarĂas
Richard Webb
June Wilkins
Sonny Boy Williams
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