Death Takes a Holiday (1934)
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.
Director:
Mitchell Leisen
Writers:
Maxwell Anderson, Gladys Lehman.
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Fredric March as Prince Sirki |
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Evelyn Venable as Grazia |
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Guy Standing as Duke Lambert |
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Kent Taylor as Corrado |
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Katharine Alexander as Alda |
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Gail Patrick as Rhoda |
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Helen Westley as Stephanie |
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Kathleen Howard as Princess Maria |
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Henry Travers as Baron Cesarea |
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G.P. Huntley as Eric |
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Otto Hoffman as Fedele |
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Anna De Linsky as Cora (uncredited) |
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Moroni Olsen as Cardinal De Valle (uncredited) |
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Hector V. Sarno as Pietro (uncredited) |
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Phillips Smalley as Casino Manager (uncredited) |
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Frank Yaconelli as Flower Vendor (uncredited) |
| Art | Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| Art | Ernst Fegté | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Travis Banton | Costume Design |
| Sound | Bernhard Kaun | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | John Leipold | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Milan Roder | Original Music Composer |
| Production | E. Lloyd Sheldon | Producer |
| Directing | Mitchell Leisen | Director |
| Writing | Maxwell Anderson | Screenplay |
| Writing | Gladys Lehman | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Writing | Alberto Casella | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Walter Ferris | Adaptation |
| Camera | Charles Lang | Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | Gordon Jennings | Visual Effects |
| Production | Emanuel Cohen | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Harold Lewis | Sound Engineer |
| Camera | Cliff Shirpser | Assistant Camera |
