{"id":32105,"date":"2013-08-01T10:52:27","date_gmt":"2013-08-01T17:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=32105"},"modified":"2020-11-30T14:58:07","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T21:58:07","slug":"hold-back-the-dawn-1941","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=32105","title":{"rendered":"Hold Back the Dawn (1941)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;We are like two trains, halted for a moment at the same station, but we are going in different directions. We can&#8217;t change our course, any more than we can hold back the dawn.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hold-Back-the-Dawn-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hold-Back-the-Dawn-Poster-199x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-32107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hold-Back-the-Dawn-Poster-199x300.png 199w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hold-Back-the-Dawn-Poster-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hold-Back-the-Dawn-Poster.png 332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA Romanian gigolo (Charles Boyer) living near the U.S.\/Mexico border hopes to gain entrance to the U.S. by marrying a naive young schoolteacher (Olivia de Havilland) &#8212; but will his jealous lover (Paulette Goddard) foil his plans?\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Charles Boyer Films<\/li>\n<li>Con-Artists<\/li>\n<li>Immigrants and Immigration<\/li>\n<li>Mitchell Leisen Films<\/li>\n<li>Olivia de Havilland Films<\/li>\n<li>Paulette Goddard Films<\/li>\n<li>Romance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nMitchell Leisen directed this far-fetched but touching romance set in the &#8220;gritty&#8221; (albeit highly sanitized) world of immigration limbo. Much about the screenplay (written by Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder, based on a story by Ketti Frings) defies belief: would Boyer really be so instantly successful with the first woman he tries to woo? Would de Havilland really be so instantly swayed by his charms? <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hold-Back-the-Dawn-Couple.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hold-Back-the-Dawn-Couple.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1629\" height=\"1019\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hold-Back-the-Dawn-Couple.png 1629w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hold-Back-the-Dawn-Couple-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hold-Back-the-Dawn-Couple-1024x641.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hold-Back-the-Dawn-Couple-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hold-Back-the-Dawn-Couple-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hold-Back-the-Dawn-Couple-1536x961.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hold-Back-the-Dawn-Couple-432x270.png 432w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1629px) 100vw, 1629px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(And why in the world was beautiful de Havilland so consistently cast in &#8220;plain Jane&#8221; roles?) Regardless, <em>Hold Back the Dawn<\/em> is meant to function purely as Hollywood escapist fare, and to that end it works reasonably well. Despite knowing that de Havilland is being duped, we can&#8217;t help enjoying the blossoming of her romance with Boyer, given our conviction that Boyer will surely come to see the folly of his ways. The screenplay is nicely book-ended by Boyer&#8217;s character visiting a Hollywood studio and attempting to sell his story to a director (Leisen himself, in cameo); watch for fun cameos as well by Veronica Lake and Richard Webb, shown rehearsing a clip from Leisen&#8217;s <em>I Wanted Wings<\/em> (1941). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hold-Back-the-Dawn-Lake.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hold-Back-the-Dawn-Lake.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1645\" height=\"1023\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hold-Back-the-Dawn-Lake.png 1645w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hold-Back-the-Dawn-Lake-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hold-Back-the-Dawn-Lake-1024x637.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hold-Back-the-Dawn-Lake-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hold-Back-the-Dawn-Lake-768x478.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hold-Back-the-Dawn-Lake-1536x955.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hold-Back-the-Dawn-Lake-434x270.png 434w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1645px) 100vw, 1645px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Charles Boyer as George (nominated by Peary as one of the Best Actors of the Year in his <em>Alternate Oscars<\/em>)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hold-Back-the-Dawn-Boyer-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hold-Back-the-Dawn-Boyer-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1611\" height=\"1015\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hold-Back-the-Dawn-Boyer-1.png 1611w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hold-Back-the-Dawn-Boyer-1-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hold-Back-the-Dawn-Boyer-1-1024x645.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hold-Back-the-Dawn-Boyer-1-128x81.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hold-Back-the-Dawn-Boyer-1-768x484.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hold-Back-the-Dawn-Boyer-1-1536x968.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hold-Back-the-Dawn-Boyer-1-429x270.png 429w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1611px) 100vw, 1611px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Olivia de Havilland as Emmy (nominated by Peary as one of the Best Actresses of the Year in <em>Alternate Oscars<\/em>)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hold-Back-the-Dawn-De-Haviland.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hold-Back-the-Dawn-De-Haviland.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1629\" height=\"1019\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hold-Back-the-Dawn-De-Haviland.png 1629w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hold-Back-the-Dawn-De-Haviland-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hold-Back-the-Dawn-De-Haviland-1024x641.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hold-Back-the-Dawn-De-Haviland-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hold-Back-the-Dawn-De-Haviland-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hold-Back-the-Dawn-De-Haviland-1536x961.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hold-Back-the-Dawn-De-Haviland-432x270.png 432w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1629px) 100vw, 1629px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s certainly recommended. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0033722\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigsawlounge.co.uk\/film\/reviews\/edinburgh-06-pt1-hold-back-the-dawn-1941-little-murders-1971\/\">Jigsaw Lounge Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/78164\/hold-back-the-dawn#articles-reviews?articleId=79798\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/film\/hold-back-the-dawn\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;We are like two trains, halted for a moment at the same station, but we are going in different directions. We can&#8217;t change our course, any more than we can hold back the dawn.&#8221; Synopsis: A Romanian gigolo (Charles Boyer) living near the U.S.\/Mexico border hopes to gain entrance to the U.S. by marrying a naive young schoolteacher (Olivia de Havilland) &#8212; but will his jealous lover (Paulette Goddard) foil his plans? Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Charles Boyer Films&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=32105\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32105"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55842,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32105\/revisions\/55842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}