Death Takes a Holiday
movie
No one can die – while he makes love!
Released March 30, 1934
Overview
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.
Cast
Fredric March
as
Prince Sirki
Evelyn Venable
as
Grazia
Guy Standing
as
Duke Lambert
Kent Taylor
as
Corrado
Katharine Alexander
as
Alda
Gail Patrick
as
Rhoda
Helen Westley
as
Stephanie
Kathleen Howard
as
Princess Maria
Henry Travers
as
Baron Cesarea
G.P. Huntley
as
Eric
Otto Hoffman
as
Fedele
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Anna De Linsky
as
Cora (uncredited)
Crew
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Milan Roder
as
Original Music Composer
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Hans Dreier
as
Art Direction
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E. Lloyd Sheldon
as
Producer
Travis Banton
as
Costume Design
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Bernhard Kaun
as
Original Music Composer
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Ernst Fegté
as
Art Direction
John Leipold
as
Original Music Composer
Maxwell Anderson
as
Screenplay
Mitchell Leisen
as
Director
Edith Head
as
Costume Design
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Gladys Lehman
as
Screenplay
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Alberto Casella
as
Theatre Play