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Director:
Writers:
Ketti Frings (story)
Charles Brackett (written by) ...
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Release Date:
26 September 1941 (USA) more
Genre:
Plot:
Stopped in Mexico by U.S. Immigration, Georges Iscovescu hopes to get into the country by marrying a citizen. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 6 Oscars. more
User Comments:
A little-known gem more (13 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Charles Boyer ... Georges Iscovescu

Olivia de Havilland ... Emmy Brown

Paulette Goddard ... Anita Dixon
Victor Francen ... Van Den Luecken
Walter Abel ... Inspector Hammock
Curt Bois ... Bonbois
Rosemary DeCamp ... Berta Kurz
Eric Feldary ... Josef Kurz
Nestor Paiva ... Fred Flores
Eva Puig ... Lupita
Micheline Cheirel ... Christine
Madeleine Lebeau ... Anni
Billy Lee ... Tony
Mikhail Rasumny ... Mechanic
Charles Arnt ... Mr. John MacAdams
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Memo to a Movie Director (USA) (original script title)
The Golden Door (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
116 min | USA:125 min (copyright length)
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Language:
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Sweden:Btl | USA:Approved (PCA #7139) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

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Trivia:
Paramount paid $5000 for Ketti Frings' story "Memo to a Movie Producer," before any novel was published. The working title of the movie therefore was "Memo to a Movie Producer," but was changed to "Hold Back the Dawn" when the novel was published before the movie was released. more
Quotes:
Inspector Hammock: I'll be the doggonedest dog to end all doggoned dogs! Maybe I'm just dumb. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Cinemania (2002) more
Soundtrack:
My Boy My Boy more

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A little-known gem, 10 March 1999
Author: Oriel from Athens, Georgia

One of the all-time great tearjerkers, this film satisfies on many levels: it offers a truly involving and emotionally moving story, an abundance of well-drawn and complex characters, an unusual setting, and three excellent stars (Charles Boyer, Olivia de Havilland, and Paulette Goddard). Boyer's character narrates much of the film, describing how he woos and weds sweet schoolteacher de Havilland in order to gain American citizenship, and this device allows us to listen in as his jaded, mercenary persona mellows and purifies under the influence of his innocent bride. Full of wry humor and a colorful supporting cast, this film deserves to be better known.

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