Death Takes a Holiday

Death Takes a Holiday (1934)

No one can die – while he makes love!

After years of questioning why people fear him, Death takes on human form so he can mingle among the mortals and find an answer. However, events soon spiral out of control as he falls in love with the beautiful young Grazia, the only woman not afraid of him. As he falls in love with her, her father sees him for what he is and begs him to return to his duties. Death must decide whether or not to seek his own happiness or sacrifice it so that Grazia may live.

Date of release
1934-03-30
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (51)
Runtime
1h 19m
Genres
Fantasy, Romance, Drama
Director
Mitchell Leisen

Casting

  • Fredric March — Prince Sirki
  • Evelyn Venable — Grazia
  • Guy Standing — Duke Lambert
  • Kent Taylor — Corrado
  • Katharine Alexander — Alda
  • Gail Patrick — Rhoda
  • Helen Westley — Stephanie
  • Kathleen Howard — Princess Maria
  • Henry Travers — Baron Cesarea
  • G.P. Huntley — Eric
  • Otto Hoffman — Fedele
  • Anna De Linsky — Cora (uncredited)

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