Hold Back the Dawn
Three great stars in the story of love...coldly conceived from a man's need, and a woman's desire!
Directed by Mitchell Leisen
Produced by Paramount Pictures
A romantic drama about a cynical gigolo's calculated deception unraveling when genuine love complicates his immigration scheme, told with period charm and moral ambiguity.
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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