Hold Back the Dawn (1941)

Name: Hold Back the Dawn
Released: 1941-09-26
Duration: 116 min

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Director: Mitchell Leisen
Runtime: 116 minutes
Original release date: 1941-09-26 (TMDB; may differ from the UK release)

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.

London screenings

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22 November 2026 at 18:10 · BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT, UK · Hold Back the Dawn · standard · Book with the cinema