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Hold Back the Dawn

1941

Mitchell Leisen

Charles Boyer, Olivia de Havilland, Paulette Goddard, Victor Francen ...

7.6

1,453

Romance. Drama 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.

	Author	Review
United States	Variety	"Scenarists Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder exercised some ingenuity and imagination and Ketty Frings’ original emerges as fine celluloidia"	POS
United States	Bosley Crowther The New York Times	"The particular charm of the picture lies in the simplicity of its approach and in the overtones of pathos which it contains"	POS
United Kingdom	Geoff Andrew Time Out	"This romantic weepie is both moving and effectively stylish. Boyer's vaguely sinister charm is well deployed"	POS
United States	Dave Kehr Chicago Reader	"Mitchell Leisen’s polished direction serves this 1941 melodrama"	POS
United States	TV Guide	"A touching and memorable film, this brilliant romance offers evocative performances by Boyer and de Havilland"	POS
United States	Christian Blauvelt IndieWire	"One of the finest critiques of a pre-war, isolationist U.S. committed to 'America First'"	POS

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