Cinematic background from Hold Back the Dawn 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 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.

Hold Back the Dawn

1941

Drama, Romance

Directors:
Mitchell Leisen
Writers:
Manuel Reachi, Billy Wilder, Ketti Frings, Charles Brackett, Richard Maibaum
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Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A woman sitting on top of a couch in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A man wearing a suit and tie looking to his left; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A man wearing a suit and tie looking to his left; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – An old photo of a woman in a white dress; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A black - and - white photo of a woman talking to a man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A man and a woman hugging each other in front of a computer screen; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A man wearing a suit and tie standing in front of a camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – An old photo of a woman smiling at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A man and a woman are kissing in a room; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A man and a woman are standing in front of a camera; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A black - and - white photo of a woman looking at herself in a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A black - and - white photo of a woman and some children; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A man in a black jacket is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A woman standing in front of a group of people; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A man in a suit and tie sitting in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A man and a woman kissing in a black and white photo; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A black - and - white photo of a woman in a dress; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – An old photo of a woman smiling at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A black and white photo of a woman in a white shirt; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – An old black and white photo of a woman; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – An old photo of a woman talking on a phone; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A woman in a white dress and a man in a black suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A black - and - white photo of a woman in a white dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A black - and - white photo of a woman looking at the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A black - and - white photo of a woman in a suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A black - and - white photo of a woman wearing a hat; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A black - and - white photo of a woman listening to music; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – An old black and white photo of a woman in front of a camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A woman sitting behind a steering wheel in a car; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – An old photo of a man and a woman; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of a staircase; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A man wearing a suit and tie in a black and white photo; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A man wearing a suit and tie standing in front of a wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A man and a woman sitting at a table talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie in front of a hotel sign; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A man and a woman are smiling and holding each other; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A woman sitting in the driver's seat of a bus while a man sits in the passenger seat; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A group of men sitting on the side of a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A man wearing a suit and a hat in a black and white photo; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A man and a woman are holding each other in a room; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A woman wearing a white dress and a white hat; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A black and white photo of a man wearing suspenders; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – An old car parked in the middle of a parking lot; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – An old photo of a man and a woman shaking hands; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A man holding a plate of food in front of another man; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A group of people gathered around a woman; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A black - and - white photo of a woman looking up; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – An old photo of a woman reading a book; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – Black and white photograph of a man in a suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A man wearing a suit and tie in a black and white photo; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A woman in a white shirt is talking to a man in a black suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A black - and - white photo of a woman in a t - shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A black - and - white photo of a united states sign; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A man and a woman shaking hands in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Hold Back the Dawn” (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, High angle