Watch Hold Back the Dawn

Georges Iscovescu is a Romanian-born gigolo who arrives at a Mexican border town seeking entry to the United States. Faced with an 8-year waiting period, George is encouraged by his former dancing partner to marry an American and abandon her once safely across the border. He targets schoolteacher Emmy Brown, but his plan is derailed by an immigration officer and his blossoming feelings for Emmy.

Hold Back the Dawn is a 1941 drama with a runtime of 1 hour and 56 minutes. It has received mostly positive reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 7.3 and a MetaScore of 79.