Is Hold Back the Dawn sad?

Yes. More sad than 75% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Hold Back the Dawn violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Hold Back the Dawn scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Hold Back the Dawn easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Hold Back the Dawn end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Hold Back the Dawn

Name: Hold Back the Dawn
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1941
Duration: 116 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Charles Boyer, Olivia de Havilland, Paulette Goddard, Victor Francen, Walter Abel

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

1941116 min6.7 / 10

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.

Clusters

Love Triangles and Complicated Choices Ordinary Lives During Historic Events Media and Communication Devices Immigrants and Exiles Ethnic American Identity

Genres

Drama Romance

Keywords

Jealousy Mexico Immigration Border Telephone Gigolo Tobacco Teacher Love American Green Card Told In Flashback

Questions people ask

Is Hold Back the Dawn sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is Hold Back the Dawn violent? Not especially. Less violent than 74% of films.
Is Hold Back the Dawn scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Hold Back the Dawn easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.
Does Hold Back the Dawn end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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