Hold Back the Dawn (1941)

Director: Mitchell Leisen
Cast: Charles Boyer, Curt Bois, Eric Feldary, Olivia de Havilland, Paulette Goddard, Rosemary DeCamp, Victor Francen, Walter Abel

Synopsis:

Romanian-French gigolo Georges Iscovescu wishes to enter the USA. Stopped in Mexico by the quota system, he decides to marry an American, then desert her and join his old partner Anita, who’s done likewise. But after sweeping teacher Emmy Brown off her feet, he finds her so sweet that love and jealousy endanger his plans.