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 has generally received positive reviews.
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Review of Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
Review of Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
Review of Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
By Bosley Crowther (448) for New York Times (5,786) on 03 Feb 2012
Review of Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
Review of Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
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Hold Back the Dawn was released in 1941 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 16 reviews, giving Hold Back the Dawn (1941) an average rating of 73%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 84%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 80%.
With a score of 73%, Hold Back the Dawn is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1941, which stands at 63%.
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