Movie·1941·116 min

Hold Back the Dawn

Name: Hold Back the Dawn
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1941-09-26
Duration: 116 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Charles Boyer, Olivia de Havilland, Paulette Goddard, Victor Francen, Walter Abel

Hold Back the Dawn is available in the US to rent or buy on Amazon Video and 4 more apps, and is not on a subscription app right now, as of October 5, 2026.

Three great stars in the story of love...coldly conceived from a man's need, and a woman's desire!

6.7 / 10 · TMDB

Drama Romance

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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