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Hold Back the Dawn
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6.656
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Drama/Romance
1h 56m
1941

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...

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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.

  • DirectorMitchell Leisen
  • Release26 September 1941
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  • Duration1h 56m
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    Paramount Pictures

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