Hold Back the Dawn is a 1941 romantic film in which a
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marries an
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n woman in
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in order to gain entry to the United States, but winds up falling in love with her. It stars
Charles BoyerCharles Boyer was a French actor, who had appeared in more than 80 films between 1920 and 1976. After having a dramatic education, Boyer started on the stage, but he found his success in European and Hollywood movies during the 1930s. Although moving to the U.S., he kept up the connection with...
,
Olivia de HavillandOlivia Mary de Havilland is an actress. She is the elder sister of actress Joan Fontaine. De Havilland is one of the last surviving female stars from 1930s Hollywood. She is also the last living lead from Gone with the Wind....
,
Paulette GoddardPaulette Goddard was an American film and theatre actress. A former child fashion model and in several Broadway productions as Ziegfeld Girl, she was a major star of the Paramount Studio in the 1940s. She was married to several notable men, including Charlie Chaplin, Burgess Meredith and Erich...
,
Victor FrancenVictor Francen, born Victor Franssens, , was a Belgian-born actor with a long career in French cinema and in Hollywood....
,
Walter AbelWalter Abel was an American stage and film character actor.Abel was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, the son of Christine and Richard Michael Abel. Abel graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He made his Broadway debut in Forbidden in 1919...
,
Curt BoisCurt Bois was a German actor.Bois was born in Berlin and began acting in 1907, becoming one of the film world's first child actors, with a role in the silent movie Bauernhaus und Grafenschloß...
and
Rosemary DeCampRosemary DeCamp was an American film and television actress.DeCamp made her film debut in Cheers for Miss Bishop and appeared in many Warner Bros. films, including Eyes in the Night, Yankee Doodle Dandy playing Nellie Cohan opposite James Cagney, and Nora Prentiss...
.
The movie was adapted by
Charles BrackettCharles Brackett was an American novelist, screenwriter, and film producer.Born in Saratoga Springs, New York, Charles William Brackett was the son of New York State Senator, lawyer, and banker, Edgar Truman Brackett...
and
Billy WilderBilly Wilder was an Austrian-American journalist, filmmaker, screenwriter and producer, whose career spanned more than 50 years and 60 films. He is regarded as one of the most brilliant and versatile filmmakers of Hollywood's golden age...
from the book by
Ketti FringsKetti Frings was an American author, playwright, and screenwriter.-Early years:Born Katherine Hartley in Columbus, Ohio, Frings attended Principia College, began her career as a copywriter, and went on to work as a feature writer for United Press International.-Career:In 1941 her novel Hold Back...
. It was directed by
Mitchell LeisenMitchell Leisen was an American director, art director, and costume designer...
.
It was nominated for
Academy AwardsThe Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are presented annually by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers. The formal ceremony at which the awards are presented is...
for
Best Actress in a Leading RolePerformance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry...
(Olivia de Havilland),
Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-WhiteThe Academy Awards are the oldest awards ceremony for achievements in motion pictures. The Academy Award for Best Art Direction recognizes achievement in art direction on a film. The films below are listed with their production year, so the Oscar 2000 for best art direction went to a film from 1999...
,
Best Cinematography, Black-and-WhiteThe Academy Award for Best Cinematography is an Academy Award awarded each year to a cinematographer for work in one particular motion picture....
,
Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic PictureThe Academy Award for Original Music Score is presented to the best substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically for the film by the submitting composer.-Winners with multiple nominations:...
,
Best PictureThe Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to artists working in the motion picture industry. The Best Picture category is the only category in which every member of the Academy is eligible...
and
Best Writing, ScreenplayThe Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent film awards in the United States. It is awarded each year to the writer of a screenplay adapted from another source...
.
Hold Back the Dawn is a 1941 romantic film in which a
RomaniaRomania is a country located in Southeastern and Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea. Almost all of the Danube Delta is located within its territory...
n
gigoloGigolo may refer to:* A male prostitute* Gigolo , a 2006 single by Helena Paparizou* Gigolo , a 2003 single by Nick Cannon* Gigolo , a 2009 single by Phil Martinez...
marries an
AmericaThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
n woman in
MexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
in order to gain entry to the United States, but winds up falling in love with her. It stars
Charles BoyerCharles Boyer was a French actor, who had appeared in more than 80 films between 1920 and 1976. After having a dramatic education, Boyer started on the stage, but he found his success in European and Hollywood movies during the 1930s. Although moving to the U.S., he kept up the connection with...
,
Olivia de HavillandOlivia Mary de Havilland is an actress. She is the elder sister of actress Joan Fontaine. De Havilland is one of the last surviving female stars from 1930s Hollywood. She is also the last living lead from Gone with the Wind....
,
Paulette GoddardPaulette Goddard was an American film and theatre actress. A former child fashion model and in several Broadway productions as Ziegfeld Girl, she was a major star of the Paramount Studio in the 1940s. She was married to several notable men, including Charlie Chaplin, Burgess Meredith and Erich...
,
Victor FrancenVictor Francen, born Victor Franssens, , was a Belgian-born actor with a long career in French cinema and in Hollywood....
,
Walter AbelWalter Abel was an American stage and film character actor.Abel was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, the son of Christine and Richard Michael Abel. Abel graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He made his Broadway debut in Forbidden in 1919...
,
Curt BoisCurt Bois was a German actor.Bois was born in Berlin and began acting in 1907, becoming one of the film world's first child actors, with a role in the silent movie Bauernhaus und Grafenschloß...
and
Rosemary DeCampRosemary DeCamp was an American film and television actress.DeCamp made her film debut in Cheers for Miss Bishop and appeared in many Warner Bros. films, including Eyes in the Night, Yankee Doodle Dandy playing Nellie Cohan opposite James Cagney, and Nora Prentiss...
.
The movie was adapted by
Charles BrackettCharles Brackett was an American novelist, screenwriter, and film producer.Born in Saratoga Springs, New York, Charles William Brackett was the son of New York State Senator, lawyer, and banker, Edgar Truman Brackett...
and
Billy WilderBilly Wilder was an Austrian-American journalist, filmmaker, screenwriter and producer, whose career spanned more than 50 years and 60 films. He is regarded as one of the most brilliant and versatile filmmakers of Hollywood's golden age...
from the book by
Ketti FringsKetti Frings was an American author, playwright, and screenwriter.-Early years:Born Katherine Hartley in Columbus, Ohio, Frings attended Principia College, began her career as a copywriter, and went on to work as a feature writer for United Press International.-Career:In 1941 her novel Hold Back...
. It was directed by
Mitchell LeisenMitchell Leisen was an American director, art director, and costume designer...
.
It was nominated for
Academy AwardsThe Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are presented annually by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers. The formal ceremony at which the awards are presented is...
for
Best Actress in a Leading RolePerformance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry...
(Olivia de Havilland),
Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-WhiteThe Academy Awards are the oldest awards ceremony for achievements in motion pictures. The Academy Award for Best Art Direction recognizes achievement in art direction on a film. The films below are listed with their production year, so the Oscar 2000 for best art direction went to a film from 1999...
,
Best Cinematography, Black-and-WhiteThe Academy Award for Best Cinematography is an Academy Award awarded each year to a cinematographer for work in one particular motion picture....
,
Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic PictureThe Academy Award for Original Music Score is presented to the best substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically for the film by the submitting composer.-Winners with multiple nominations:...
,
Best PictureThe Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to artists working in the motion picture industry. The Best Picture category is the only category in which every member of the Academy is eligible...
and
Best Writing, ScreenplayThe Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent film awards in the United States. It is awarded each year to the writer of a screenplay adapted from another source...
.
Cast
- Charles Boyer
Charles Boyer was a French actor, who had appeared in more than 80 films between 1920 and 1976. After having a dramatic education, Boyer started on the stage, but he found his success in European and Hollywood movies during the 1930s. Although moving to the U.S., he kept up the connection with...
as Georges Iscovescu
- Olivia de Havilland
Olivia Mary de Havilland is an actress. She is the elder sister of actress Joan Fontaine. De Havilland is one of the last surviving female stars from 1930s Hollywood. She is also the last living lead from Gone with the Wind....
as Emmy Brown
- Paulette Goddard
Paulette Goddard was an American film and theatre actress. A former child fashion model and in several Broadway productions as Ziegfeld Girl, she was a major star of the Paramount Studio in the 1940s. She was married to several notable men, including Charlie Chaplin, Burgess Meredith and Erich...
as Anita Dixon
- Victor Francen
Victor Francen, born Victor Franssens, , was a Belgian-born actor with a long career in French cinema and in Hollywood....
as Van Den Luecken
- Walter Abel
Walter Abel was an American stage and film character actor.Abel was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, the son of Christine and Richard Michael Abel. Abel graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He made his Broadway debut in Forbidden in 1919...
as Inspector Hammock
- Curt Bois
Curt Bois was a German actor.Bois was born in Berlin and began acting in 1907, becoming one of the film world's first child actors, with a role in the silent movie Bauernhaus und Grafenschloß...
as Bonbois
- Rosemary DeCamp
Rosemary DeCamp was an American film and television actress.DeCamp made her film debut in Cheers for Miss Bishop and appeared in many Warner Bros. films, including Eyes in the Night, Yankee Doodle Dandy playing Nellie Cohan opposite James Cagney, and Nora Prentiss...
as Berta Kurz
- Eric Feldary as Josef Kurz
- Nestor Paiva
Nestor Paiva was a prolific American actor of Portuguese descent who portrayed the innkeeper on Walt Disney's live-action television series Zorro by ABC and its feature film The Sign of Zorro which was shot in Burbank's Walt Disney Studios.Nestor appeared in motion pictures and television shows...
as Fred Flores
- Eva Puig as Lupita
- Micheline Cheirel as Christine
- Madeleine LeBeau
Madeleine LeBeau is a French actress.-Early life:...
as Anni
- Billy Lee
Billy Lee was a child actor who appeared in many films from the mid 1930s through the early 1940s.-Biography:...
as Tony
- Mikhail Rasumny
Mikhail Rasumny was a Soviet/American film actor.-External links:...
as Mechanic
- Charles Arnt
Charles Arnt was an American film actor. He appeared in 120 films between 1933 and 1962.He was born in Michigan City, Indiana, and died in Orcas Island, Washington from pancreatic and liver cancer....
as Mr. John MacAdams
- Arthur Loft
Arthur Loft was an American film actor. He appeared in 224 films between 1932 and 1947.He was born in Denver, Colorado and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:* Paid to Dance...
as Mr. Elvestad
- Mitchell Leisen
Mitchell Leisen was an American director, art director, and costume designer...
as Mr. Dwight Saxon
Adaptations to Other Media
Hold Back the Dawn was adapted as a radio play on the November 10, 1941 episode of
Lux Radio TheaterLux Radio Theater, a long-run classic radio anthology series [NBC Blue Network ; CBS ; NBC ] which first adapted Broadway stage works, and then films to hour-long radio programs performed live before studio audiences...
with Charles Boyer, Paulette Goddard and
Susan HaywardSusan Hayward was an American actress.After working as a fashion model in New York, Hayward travelled to Hollywood in 1937 in the hope of playing the role of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind . Although she was not selected, she secured a film contract, and played several small supporting...
, again on the February 8, 1943 episode of
The Screen Guild TheaterThe Screen Guild Theater was a popular radio anthology series during the Golden Age of Radio broadcast from 1939 until 1952 with leading Hollywood actors performing in adaptations of popular motion pictures such as Going My Way and The Postman Always Rings Twice.The show had a long run, lasting for...
with Charles Boyer and Susan Hayward, the July 31, 1946 episode of
Academy Award TheaterAcademy Award Theater was a CBS radio anthology series which presented 30-minute adaptations of plays, novels or films....
starring Olivia de Havilland and Jean Pierre Aumont, the May 31, 1948 episode of
Screen Guild Theater with Charles Boyer and
Ida LupinoIda Lupino was an English-American film actress and director, and a pioneer among women filmmakers. In her forty-eight year career, she appeared in fifty-nine films, and directed nine others. She also appeared in episodic television fifty-eight times and directed fifty other episodes...
, the May 14, 1949 episode of
Screen Director's PlayhouseScreen Director's Playhouse is a popular radio anthology series which brought leading Hollywood actors to the NBC microphones beginning in 1949...
with Boyer and
Vanessa BrownVanessa Brown was an Austrian-American actress who was successful in radio, film, theater, and television...
, the May 4, 1950 episode of
Screen Guild Theater with de Havilland and Boyer and the June 15, 1952
Screen Guild Theater with
Barbara StanwyckBarbara Stanwyck was an American actress, a star of film and television, known during her 60-year career as a consummate and versatile professional with a strong screen presence, and a favorite of directors such as Cecil B. DeMille, Fritz Lang and Frank Capra...
and Jean Pierre Aumont