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Death Takes a Holiday (1934)

UNRATED 79 min  -  Romance | Fantasy  -   30 March 1934 (USA)
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Death decides to take a holiday from his usual business to see what it is like to be a mortal. Posing as Prince Sirki... See full summary »

Director:

Mitchell Leisen

Writers:

Maxwell Anderson (screenplay), Gladys Lehman (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Fredric March ...
Evelyn Venable Evelyn Venable ...
Grazia
Guy Standing Guy Standing ...
Duke Lambert (as Sir Guy Standing)
Katharine Alexander Katharine Alexander ...
Alda
Gail Patrick Gail Patrick ...
Rhoda
Helen Westley Helen Westley ...
Kathleen Howard Kathleen Howard ...
Princess Maria
Kent Taylor Kent Taylor ...
Corrado
Henry Travers Henry Travers ...
G.P. Huntley G.P. Huntley ...
Eric (as G.P. Huntley Jr.)
Otto Hoffman Otto Hoffman ...
Fedele (as Otto Hoffmann)
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Storyline

Death decides to take a holiday from his usual business to see what it is like to be a mortal. Posing as Prince Sirki, he spends 3 days with Duke Lambert and his guests at his dukal estate. Several of the women are attracted to the mysterious prince, but shy away from him when they sense his true nature. But Grazia, the beautiful young woman whom the Duke thought was to marry his son, loves him even when she knows who he is. Written by John Oswalt <jao@jao.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Prince | Holiday | Guest | Death | Love  | See more »

Taglines:

HE LIVED FOR THREE DAYS...AND LOVED FOREVER! (original print ad - all caps) See more »

Genres:

Romance | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A Morte em Férias See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Edward Van Sloan was in studio records/casting call lists for the role of "Doctor Valle," but he never appears in the movie. See more »

Quotes

Alda: [the clock has just chimed loudly and startled the Baron Cesarea] Midnight - and everyone's calm and collected excepting the Baron.
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Connections

Referenced in "Hogan's Heroes: War Takes a Holiday (#3.21)" (1968) See more »

Soundtracks

"Etude in E Op.10 No.3"
(1829-32) (uncredited)
Music by Frédéric Chopin
Played offscreen on piano See more »