Hold Back the Dawn
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.
- genus: Drama, Romance
- Studio: Paramount Pictures
- keyword: jealousy, mexico, immigration, border, telephone, gigolo, tobacco, teacher, love, american, green card, told in flashback
- cast: Charles Boyer, Olivia de Havilland, Paulette Goddard, Victor Francen, Walter Abel, Curt Bois
